"After our scripts for tonight's show were finished this afternoon, we here at the Late Show learned that Charlie Kirk, a prominent right-wing activist, was killed at a speaking engagement in Utah. Our condolences go out to his family and all of his loved ones. I'm old enough to personally remember the political violence of the 1960s, and I hope it is obvious to everyone in America that political violence does not solve any of our political differences."
"Political violence only leads to more political violence, and I pray with all my heart that this is the aberrant action of a madman and not a sign of things to come. With that, he started the show as originally planned. Colbert was joined by fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel in denouncing the murder. Kimmel described the shooting as horrible and monstrous and called for an end to the angry finger pointing in a call for unity."
Stephen Colbert opened the Late Show by condemning the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and offering condolences to Kirk’s family and loved ones. The show aired hours after news that Kirk was fatally shot at a speaking engagement on a college campus in Utah. Colbert said the Late Show learned of the killing after scripts were finished earlier and called the attack the action of a madman. He recalled political violence of the 1960s and warned that political violence does not solve differences and only leads to more violence. Jimmy Kimmel joined in denouncing the murder and urged an end to angry finger-pointing and a push for unity.
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