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What Charlie Kirk’s killing says about America artwork

What Charlie Kirk’s killing says about America

ABC News Daily
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It was another act of political violence in a nation too accustomed to assassinations.Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing political activist and staunch Trump supporter, was shot and killed while he addressed a crowd at Utah Valley University.Today, Geoff Kabaservice from the centre-right think tank the Niskanen Center on what unfolded, and whether political figures are safe in America.Featured:Geoff Kabaservice, vice president for political studies at the Niskanen Center in Washington, DC

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