Utah’s governor says that Kirk’s alleged shooter does not cooperate with the authorities

Governor Spencer Cox, R-UTAH, said Sunday that the suspect of the shooting that killed the activist to the conservative Charlie Kirk is not cooperating with the authorities.

“He has not confessed, to the authorities. It is, he is, he is not cooperating, but, but, but all the people who surround him are cooperating. And I think that is, that is very important,” said Cox “This Week” of ABC News, Co-Amplio Martha Raddatz.

The authorities identified the alleged Kirk shooter as Tyler Robinson, 22, who now remains in custody. The charges are expected to be formally on Tuesday, Cox said.

Cox was also asked about a New York Times Sunday report that claimed that Robinson had communicated with others in Discord after the shooting. The Times reported that Robinson had joked about being the supposed armed man.

ABC has not confirmed the messages.

“All we can confirm is that those conversations were definitely happening, and they didn’t believe it was really him. It was, everything was joking until he, you know, until he admitted that he was actually him,” he said.

The governor of Utah, which has been the public face of the investigation, also confirmed Saturday’s reports that the suspect fellow is making the transition from men to women.

“We can confirm that his room partner was really a boyfriend who is making the transition from, from man to woman. That is, that is the information that the FBI had mentioned yesterday. We can confirm that too. And that, with that he is cooperating, with authorities too,” he said.

However, officials have not yet identified a reason in the murder.

Cox previously said to the Wall Street Journal that Robinson was “deeply indoctrinated with the leftist ideology.” When asked if the researchers have discovered evidence that they show that Cox replied: “Well, so far that, that has caused his acquaintance and his family members. Hence that initial information.

Cox said there will be “much more information” revealed in the next few days when the charges are presented. The governor urged Americans to choose kindness at a time of high political voltage.

“These are very tragic circumstances that impact us all,” Cox said.

Here are more outstanding aspects of COX’s interview and those with Governor Jared Polis, D-Colo., And Senator John Curtis, R-UTAH:

About Trump not to mention political violence against Democrats

Raddatz: President Trump said nothing about political violence against Democrats. In fact, he blamed the radical left. What is your reaction to that? Is that something you think should be doing?

Helmsman: Well, look, President Trump is very angry and Charlie is his close personal friend. There is a lot of anger, a lot of right to the right, on my side of the hall. And I have certainly felt it. And in this case, it seems that this is true. Once again, more information is approaching and we will learn more over time.

You know, I don’t know that matters as much as the radicalization piece. I raised the Democrats who were recently killed. And how fast we happen from these things. But, but the body count is, it is accumulating. And then I am very worried about this piece of radicalization. And that is what we are trying to understand. Again, this person made a decision, and it was the choice of this person. And this person will be responsible.

Cox on how to get out of the ‘dark place’ in which the country is

Helmsman: At this time, we are in a dark place. Everyone understands that, I think, and we have options and we in my political philosophy and my, and my religious philosophy, we believe in the agency, that each of us can make our own decisions … Each of us has to make a decision. Are we going to hate our neighbor? Are we going to hate on the other side? Are we going to return violence with violence? Or are we going to find a different path? Are we going to get out of those social networks, those dark places on the Internet where conflict entrepreneurs reside, which are praying us, these companies with market capitalization billion of dollars that are using dopamine as well as fentanyl, for addicts to their product and, and take us again, those algorithms, lead us to more indignation. Can we put that aside? Can we go and serve our fellow human beings? Can we do something well in our neighborhood? Can we hug a family member? Can we talk to a neighbor with whom we do not agree? That is, that depends on us. And that is the only way to get out of this. There is nothing more than we can do to solve this, this dark chapter in our history.

Polis in the country’s political division

Raddatz: How do we get to these moments?

Polis: I think, as Governor Cox said, it really is an important point of reflection. Violence in political theater, in our schools, on university campuses, is unacceptable. Okay, and we should even celebrate, having different opinions about things, right? Charlie Kirk’s phrase, “show that I am wrong,” encouraging the Pacific debate, the discussion.

But it is wrong to resort to violence and murder. And I think that is a message that we need to emphasize again in this era when sometimes there are many conflicting messages around. We need to speak unequivocally, celebrate our differences. They should lead to the discussion, not to violence.

Curtis on the omnipresence of political violence

Curtis: If it depended on me, I think you must take the word “radical” and eliminate “right” or “left”, and the radical from any direction is not good, it is not healthy and should be called. And that is, that is my mission, that is, look, this for me, this is not correct. This does not stay. We are talking about radicals, and that’s where we need to get our attention …

Raddatz: Senator, how do you think we get to this point in this country with such political violence?

Curtis: You know, I was, you mentioned that I live not far from college. I was mayor of Provo, Utah, right next to him. I know you know where that is. That was just a decade ago, and it wasn’t.

And I think several things have appeared. I don’t think Covid will help. I think we have to seem really hard. I mentioned social networks before. I think we have to look very hard in what only occupies almost 100% of the brain weight not only of young people, but of all generations, and what is found, and in reality what we are allowing to find, and there is a zero responsibility for what people are presenting. And I think that is if we are going to solve this, we have to look very hard in that.