Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Utah Valley University highlights escalating political violence in America, according to former Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan.
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TheassassinationofconservativeactivistCharlieKirksignalsatroublingnewchapterinAmerica’spoliticalviolence,formerReaganspeechwriterPeggyNoonansaid.
Kirk,31,diedafterhewasshotintheneckduringhis“AmericanComebackTour”atUtahValleyUniversityonWednesday.Theassassinationcomesayearaftertwoattemptstotakethepresident’slife.
“Weliketosaythatsomethinghappenedgraduallyandthensuddenly,”NoonanwroteintheWallStreetJournalonThursday.“It’sfromErnestHemingway’s‘TheSunAlsoRises’:Acharacter,askedhowhewentbankrupt,says,‘Twoways,graduallyandthensuddenly.’That’showpoliticalviolenceinAmericahasbeengrowinginthiscentury.Iwouldsaythe2024assassinationattemptsonDonaldTrump,andnowtheassassinationofKirk,arethe‘suddenly’moments.Therealitycontinueswhilethedarktempoispickingup.”
CHARLIEKIRKWARNED‘ASSASSINATION
