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Group labeled TPUSA 'anti-government extremist' group in May
In the months leading up to the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, the far-left civil rights organization Southern Poverty Law Center sharply criticized the organization and Kirk as promoters of "hard right" ideologies, including white supremacy and Christian nationalism.
Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Wednesday while hosting a TPUSA event on campus at Utah Valley University in Orem. During a press briefing late Wednesday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox described the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk as a "political assassination." President Donald Trump said Friday morning that a suspect, a man identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson of Utah, has been arrested.
In the wake of the shooting, questions emerged on social media about what role civil rights activist groups like the SPLC and others played in depicting Kirk and TPUSA as a threat to public safety.
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In the months leading up to the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, the far-left civil rights organization Southern Poverty Law Center sharply criticized the organization and Kirk as promoters of "hard right" ideologies, including white supremacy and Christian nationalism.
Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Wednesday while hosting a TPUSA event on campus at Utah Valley University in Orem. During a press briefing late Wednesday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox described the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk as a "political assassination." President Donald Trump said Friday morning that a suspect, a man identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson of Utah, has been arrested.
In the wake of the shooting, questions emerged on social media about what role civil rights activist groups like the SPLC and others played in depicting Kirk and TPUSA as a threat to public safety.
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Months before assassination, Charlie Kirk warned SPLC wants 'TPUSA in the crosshairs'
In the months leading up to the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, the far-left civil rights organization Southern Poverty Law Center sharply criticized the organization and
