"The day that he was killed was a day that just filled people on Capitol Hill who knew him personally with so much rage, anger, and sadness. And there was a lot of high tensions, a lot a crazy things said. Then maybe a day later, the tensions are slightly lower. But that being said, I do think that there's a debate happening in the conservative sphere right now about how to respond."
"Let's remember that the president had an Oval Office video blaming radical leftists before we even had any idea who the shooter was, with no allusion to any other people like the representative from Minnesota who was also assassinated, one. Two, I there's a much larger conversation that, Abby, you've alluded to on social media, about how our social media incentivizes politicians to be extreme, to get the clicks, to get engagement."
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University, prompting outrage and high tensions among those who knew him. The immediate aftermath filled many on Capitol Hill with rage, anger, and sadness, and produced heated statements before tensions eased slightly the next day. Conservative circles are debating whether to respond with retaliation or pursue unity, and whether an 'eye for an eye' mentality will take hold. Questions arose about symmetric caution in political labeling, such as Republicans calling Democrats socialists and communists versus liberals calling people fascists. Some commentators blamed President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk for increasing divisiveness, citing an Oval Office video and social media incentives that reward extreme content.
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