That's a Blatant Lie!' Megyn Kelly Gets in Wild Clash at TPUSA Event With Student Blaming Kirk's Assassination On Trump's Rhetoric'

"First of all, let me take on the first premise of your question, that it was President Trump's rhetoric that led to an assassin killing our friend Charlie Kirk. That's a blatant lie, said Kelly, before calling the suggestion defamatory and inappropriate in this setting. The argument continued: Student: That's not what I said. Kelly: Yes it is. Student: No, I said he contributed to the political atmosphere, the tension. Kelly: Well, then you have no point. Then your point is utterly empty."

"Contributing to the atmosphere? No, let's just make clear. Let's just make clear. This guy was motivated by leftist ideology. We know it from the bullet casings, we know it from the Utah governor, we know it from his own mother. Yes, we do! Let's be really clear on that. Student: Let's say this guy's a leftist, even if that's true, does that make it okay for the sitting president of the United States to incite violence against liberals?"

Megyn Kelly and a student clashed at a Turning Point USA debate after the student asked why Kelly supports a president whose rhetoric allegedly led to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The student referenced recent rallies and statements like "I hate my enemies," and accused President Trump and associates of contributing to what got Charlie killed. Kelly called the premise a blatant lie, labeled the accusation defamatory, and argued the shooter was motivated by leftist ideology, citing bullet casings, the Utah governor, and the shooter's mother. The student challenged whether presidential rhetoric could incite violence; Kelly denied the president had incited violence and defended a memorial joke.

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