{"id":2485801,"date":"2025-09-12T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-custody-repeated-leftist-talking-points-calling-charlie-kirk-fascist-the-federalist\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T10:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:56:50","slug":"suspect-in-custody-repeated-leftist-talking-points-calling-charlie-kirk-fascist-the-federalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-custody-repeated-leftist-talking-points-calling-charlie-kirk-fascist-the-federalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect In Custody Repeated Leftist Talking Points Calling Charlie Kirk &#8216;Fascist&#8217; &#8211; The Federalist"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fsuspect-in-custody-repeated-leftist-talking-points-calling-charlie-kirk-fascist-the-federalist%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=2485801&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>Authorities have arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in connection with the assassination of Charlie Kirk. According to Utah Governor Spencer Cox,Robinson confessed or implied involvement in the incident. Family members noted that Robinson had become increasingly political and expressed hatred toward Kirk shortly before the attack. Disturbingly, Robinson reportedly inscribed political messages on his bullets with phrases such as &#8220;Hey fascist! Catch!&#8221; and other provocative statements. There are also indications from Discord messages that Robinson may not have acted alone. Charlie Kirk was shot while beginning a college campus tour intended for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >good faith debate<\/a> with students. 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Spencer Cox, &ldquo;Robinson had confessed or implied he committed the incident.&rdquo; The information was then relayed to various law enforcement departments. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2146420729\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cox said that &ldquo;Family members stated Robinson had become more political in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protestors-disrupt-chris-wright-hearing-for-energy-secretary\/\" title=\"Protestors Disrupt Chris Wright Hearing For Energy Secretary\">recent years&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-trump-now-up-in-michigan-florida-pennsylvania-and-tied-in-wisconsin-and-black-hispanic-and-evangelical-vote-is-up-from-2016\/\" title=\"IT&#039;S HAPPENING! Trump Now Up in Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and Tied in Wisconsin -- And Black, Hispanic and Evangelical Vote Is UP from 2016!\">family member<\/a> said Robinson was at a dinner prior to September 10 and during a conversation with another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buckingham-palace-responds-following-prince-harry-meghan-markle-interview-with-oprah\/\" title=\"Buckingham Palace Responds Following Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Interview With Oprah\">family member expressed<\/a> his hatred toward Kirk. <\/p>\n<p>More disturbing is that, according to Cox, Robinson etched political messages on his bullets, such as &ldquo;Hey fascist! Catch!&rdquo; &ldquo;If you read this, you are gay lmfao,&rdquo; &ldquo;Notices bulges, OWO, what is this?&rdquo; and &ldquo;Bella ciao,&rdquo; which is an Italian song dedicated to the partisans of the Italian resistance.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v6wnn4a\/?pub=88gnf\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Cox also said there are messages between Robinson and an unidentified individual on Discord about Robinson leaving a rifle at a drop point, indicating Robinson may not have acted alone. <\/p>\n<p>Kirk was murdered on Wednesday as he kicked off his college campus tour series in which he would engage in good faith debate with students. Kirk was answering a question about violence committed by people who identify as transgender when a single shot rang out.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. <\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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