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[–] Kwakigra@beehaw.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

Charlie Kirk was losing relevance rapidly, especially after advising his audience to trust the government regarding the Epstein files. Now he's far more useful to Trump than he has been in many years. I don't know how likely it is for the Trump administration to be involved in what appears to be a highly professional assassination, but martyring public figures is precedented by Hitler's administration. Regardless of who shot Kirk, you can be certain the Trump admin won't miss an opportunity like this to galvanize the base and pin it on the enemy of the week.