{"id":2485756,"date":"2025-09-12T09:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T13:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-moment-the-leftist-speaking-with-kirk-when-he-was-shot-realizes-the-left-is-a-lie\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T09:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T13:52:57","slug":"watch-the-moment-the-leftist-speaking-with-kirk-when-he-was-shot-realizes-the-left-is-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-moment-the-leftist-speaking-with-kirk-when-he-was-shot-realizes-the-left-is-a-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch the Moment the Leftist Speaking With Kirk When He Was Shot Realizes the Left Is a Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-the-moment-the-leftist-speaking-with-kirk-when-he-was-shot-realizes-the-left-is-a-lie%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2485756&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article recounts the tragic shooting of charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, highlighting a grim irony involving the last conversation he had before being shot. Hunter Kozak,a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-team-trolls-the-left-with-merch-fauci-can-pound-sand\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Team Trolls the ... with Merch: &#039;Fauci Can Pound Sand&#039;\">left-wing individual<\/a>,was speaking with Kirk about violence associated with the political left just moments before Kirk was fatally shot by an unknown assailant. The shooter&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-8-dead-1-injured-in-ga-massage-parlor-spa-shootings\/\" title=\"At least 8 dead, 1 injured in Ga. massage parlor, spa shootings\">motive remains unclear<\/a>, but evidence suggests a leftist link or an attempt to mislead, with the gun cartridges reportedly inscribed with transgender and anti-fascist messages.<\/p>\n<p>Kozak expressed deep trauma over the incident, emphasizing that his intention was to discuss how peaceful the left is and to advocate for nonviolence, noting the cruel irony that violence struck immediately after his plea for peace. Despite strong disagreements with Kirk&#8217;s views, Kozak stressed Kirk&#8217;s humanity and his willingness to engage in open conversation.<\/p>\n<p>The piece also touches on the broader societal and political tensions exacerbated by polarized social media, the refusal of some to fully acknowledge the tragedy, and the challenges of maintaining civil discourse in such an surroundings. It portrays Kozak as a sincere participant in dialog,caught in the aftermath of a violent act he condemns. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-admired-cop-in-america-video-of-dhs-cops-celebration-after-immigration-bust-goes-viral\/\" title=\"Most Admired Cop in America: Video of DHS Cop&#039;s Celebration After Immigration Bust Goes Viral\">article ultimately reflects<\/a> on the devastating consequences of political violence and the urgent need for peaceful engagement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The man who spoke with Charlie Kirk just as he was shot and killed at Utah Valley University on Wednesday was asking him about violence from the left. It&rsquo;s a grim irony when you consider what happened in the moments after that.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he&rsquo;s speaking out about his appearance, noting that &ldquo;the point I was trying to make is how peaceful the left was&rdquo; and that it &ldquo;only makes sense if we stay peaceful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While it&rsquo;s not certain what the shooter&rsquo;s motivation was &mdash; he has not been captured as of early Friday morning &mdash; it&rsquo;s fairly clear that either the shooter was a leftist or is making an attempt at deception. According to reports, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-report-cartridges-gun-used-charlie-kirk-shooting-engraved-transgender-anti-fascist-messages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authorities have reportedly confirmed<\/a> that messages inscribed inside the cartridges of the gun used to kill Kirk bore &ldquo;transgender&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-envoy-meets-with-maduro-to-discuss-deportations-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump envoy meets with Maduro to discuss deportations- Washington Examiner\">anti-fascist&#038;rdquo<\/a>; themes.<\/p>\n<p>This makes Hunter Kozak, a left-winger from Utah, the unfortunate poster child for the lies of the left when responding to Kirk&rsquo;s death. Kozak was asking him a question about violence in America when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-secret-service-agent-appears-compromised-wake-kirk-murder-alarming-posts-allegedly-inside-agency-coming-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sniper shot Kirk<\/a>, 31, in the neck.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?&rdquo; Kozak asked him.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Counting or not counting gang violence?&rdquo; Kirk responded.<\/p>\n<p>Then the shots rang out and all hell broke loose.<\/p>\n<p>Kozak is obviously traumatized; anyone who was there would be, but him especially so. However, as Kozak pointed out in his video after the shooting, he&rsquo;d been on social media aggressively calling Kirk out for saying that transgenderism was linked to mass murderers of Christian students in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/simply-not-good-job-biden-insiders-unleash-kamala-harris-took-jabs-new-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">both Nashville<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deep-dive-eight-disgraceful-ways-nyt-fraudulently-covered-trans-school-shooter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and Minneapolis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that Kirk &ldquo;was touring America, and touring universities specifically,&rdquo; including, as it so happened, the university he was going to. Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n<p>We all know what happened next &mdash; and Kozak had a message for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-communications-director-fired-inappropriate-comments-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whoever might be excusing this<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First off, you sick f***ing psychos that think this is the answer &hellip; it&rsquo;s not. I don&rsquo;t know what else to say. It&rsquo;s f***ing not,&rdquo; he said, crying.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And a father &mdash; he doesn&rsquo;t have his kids anymore. Charlie had two kids and a wife. And, not to make this about me, but I have two kids and a wife. If my one-year-old boy &mdash; like, his one-year-old boy will grow up without memories of his dad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a tragedy and it&rsquo;s hard to grapple with,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;People have obviously pointed to the irony that point that I was trying to make was how peaceful the left is. Right before he got shot. And that only makes sense if we stay peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As much as I disagree with Charlie Kirk &mdash; I&rsquo;m on the record for how much I disagree with him &mdash; but like, man, dude, he is still a human being. Have we forgotten that?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I stand by so little of everything that he said, but one of the things that he stood by was conversation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers will find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I was talking to Charlie as he died. I made a video about it here. I hope his family and loved ones are safe &#10084;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/taJiyrcXot\">pic.twitter.com\/taJiyrcXot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; hunter &#129510;&#127482;&#127462;&#127987;&#65039;&zwj;&#127752; (@staxioms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/staxioms\/status\/1966205970339737766?\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/11\/us\/charlie-kirk-question-utah-kozak.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, the TikTokker said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftist-organization-accused-issuing-fatwa-charlie-kirk-earlier-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirk<\/a> was amenable to debate, as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wanted to challenge him,&rdquo; the 29-year-old Kozak said. &ldquo;He went with arms open to say, &lsquo;Challenge me, please.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t have asked a worse question,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, yes, he couldn&rsquo;t have. To point out any irony feels sick and sad right now, but this is kind of the point: The febrile swamps of social media, too long given over to people who demand fealty to the party line. Don&rsquo;t give it, and they get angry. Don&rsquo;t cower at their anger, and you get worse.<\/p>\n<p>And even now, the left isn&rsquo;t learning its lesson. On CNN, Anderson Cooper gave Kozak&rsquo;s video significant coverage last night. The responses on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andersoncooper360\/reel\/DOe9fP2Au0_\/in-the-wake-of-charlie-kirks-assassination-anderson-cooper-looks-at-americas-dis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>? &ldquo;Anderson stop talking about Charlie Kirk.&rdquo; &ldquo;ENOUGH WITH THIS STORY.&rdquo; &ldquo;Anderson, tragic as it may be that Mr Kirk was shot and killed but this is drawing to [sic] much attention.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When the going gets rough thanks to the rough beast the left has fashioned this country into, they beg you to ignore it. You can see the pain in Kozak&rsquo;s eyes as the realization sets in &mdash; that part about the nonviolence, it was all a lie.<\/p>\n<p>One feels for Kozak, one really does. He engaged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/entire-school-students-pay-tribute-charlie-kirk-wearing-coats-ties-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr. Kirk<\/a> in good faith. He isn&rsquo;t part of the violent rabblement that either caused this or excused it. Quite the opposite: He&rsquo;s holding those who are doing so to account.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unfair that he&rsquo;s the poster child of the evil that claimed Mr. Cooper&rsquo;s life, and he ought to be left alone once this sad episode has passed. But the tragic point he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >inadvertently made shouldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t be ignored. Perhaps in the end, Charlie Kirk ends up converting the last person he talked to. Even if he doesn&rsquo;t, someone else, rest assured, will see the lie for what it is.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The tragic irony of what followed is striking. Now, the man is reflecting on that moment, emphasizing that &#8220;the point I was trying to make is how peaceful the left was&#8221; and that &#8220;it only makes sense if we stay peaceful.&#8221; Although the shooter&#8217;s motives remain unclear-he has not been caught as of early Friday morning-it appears likely that either the attacker identified with the left or intended to mislead. Reports indicate authorities found messages inside the gun cartridges referencing &#8220;transgender&#8221; and &#8220;anti-fascist&#8221; themes.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Kozak, a Utah-based left-wing individual, has unfortunately become a symbol of misleading narratives from the left in response to Kirk&#8217;s death. Kozak had asked Kirk about violence in America moments before Kirk, 31, was shot in the neck by a sniper. Kozak questioned him: &#8220;Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?&#8221; To which Kirk replied: &#8220;Counting or not counting gang violence?&#8221; Then shots were fired.<\/p>\n<p>Kozak is understandably shaken-anyone present would be-but especially so given his prior social media activity where he challenged Kirk&#8217;s claims linking transgenderism to mass murders targeting Christian students in Nashville and Minneapolis. He also noted that Kirk had been touring universities across America-including Utah Valley University where this incident occurred.<\/p>\n<p>What happened next is well known-and Kozak addressed those who might justify it: &#8220;First off, you sick f***ing psychos who think this is an answer\u2026 it&#8217;s not,&#8221; he said tearfully. He reflected on family loss: &#8220;Charlie had two kids and a wife&#8230; my one-year-old boy will grow up without memories of his dad.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s tragic and hard to process,&#8221; he added. He acknowledged the painful irony-that his message about peace from the left came right before Kirk was shot-and stressed that despite their disagreements, they are both human beings deserving respect.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with The New York Times, Kozak described how open Kirk was to debate: &#8220;I wanted to challenge him,&#8221; said Kozak; &#8220;He welcomed it.&#8221; Sadly though, this turned out to be a terrible moment for such discourse.<\/p>\n<p>This episode highlights toxic social media dynamics where strict ideological loyalty breeds anger toward dissenters-and even now some refuse to learn from these events. Coverage like Anderson Cooper&#8217;s reporting on Kozak&#8217;s video drew backlash online demanding silence about Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>One can sympathize deeply with Kozak-he engaged honestly with Mr. Kirk and condemns any violence or justification thereof. 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