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Westminster College Ramps Ups Security for Hancock Symposium Following Charlie Kirk Assassination

Jay Leno called the killing of Charlie Kirk a political assassination and a symbolic end to free speech, emphasizing the loss of open debate in America.

  • Comedian Jay Leno condemned the killing of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday as an attack on free speech, while police arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson Friday.
  • Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, hosted campus debates and challenged students on topics like gun rights and abortion.
  • Jay Leno said the killing was not random and called it a political assassination despite personal disagreements with Kirk, recalling the four Kent State students killed in 1970 and the lively 1960s debates with James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr.
  • Turning Point USA said a memorial will draw major conservative figures, Erika Kirk vowed her husband's message will live on, and the White House ordered flags at half-staff with President Donald Trump planning posthumous honors.
  • In the aftermath, discussions about political violence and public rhetoric intensified, with the U.S. national debate urging mental health reviews and local councils debating free speech protections last week.
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Sweetwater Reporter broke the news in Sweetwater, United States on Monday, September 15, 2025.
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