{"id":2486828,"date":"2025-09-15T17:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T21:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/geraldo-blames-charlie-kirks-assassination-on-video-game-series-halo-in-one-of-the-worst-takes-yet\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T17:54:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T21:54:42","slug":"geraldo-blames-charlie-kirks-assassination-on-video-game-series-halo-in-one-of-the-worst-takes-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/geraldo-blames-charlie-kirks-assassination-on-video-game-series-halo-in-one-of-the-worst-takes-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Geraldo Blames Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Assassination on Video Game Series &#8216;Halo&#8217; in One of the Worst Takes Yet"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fgeraldo-blames-charlie-kirks-assassination-on-video-game-series-halo-in-one-of-the-worst-takes-yet%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=2486828&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 criticizes Geraldo Rivera for his controversial comments regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk,founder of Turning Point USA. Rivera suggested on social media that the accused killer, Tyler Robinson, was likely motivated more by playing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-official-who-pulled-knife-on-trump-supporters-indicted-on-weapons-charges-media-tries-to-frame-him-as-victim\/\" title=\"Democrat Official Who Pulled Knife On Trump Supporters Indicted On Weapons Charges; Media Tries To Frame Him As Victim\">video game<\/a> &#8220;Halo&#8221; than by political reasons. The piece argues that Rivera&#8217;s claim is unfounded and absurd, clarifying that &#8220;Halo&#8221; gameplay and characters like the &#8220;Elites&#8221; have no connection to such violence.it emphasizes that law enforcement and Utah&#8217;s Republican governor have indicated Robinson was radicalized, possibly influenced by gender ideology, rather than video games. The article concludes that Rivera&#8217;s attempt to deflect blame from the political and ideological motives behind Kirk&#8217;s murder is disrespectful to Kirk&#8217;s memory and ignores the real issues involved.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Geraldo Rivera has a history of bad takes, but his latest might be one of the worst.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Rivera joined liberals in trying to spin Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-nyc-woman-refuses-take-bait-don-lemon-tries-get-condemn-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination<\/a> away from liberal ideology and toward anything else.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than blaming the obvious cause &mdash; a radical leftist consumed by hate &mdash; he pointed to a video game.<\/p>\n<p>Rivera posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kash-patel-reveals-contents-note-written-charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirk&rsquo;s accused killer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whether Tyler Robinson faces a firing squad in Utah for the murder of Charlie Kirk, my guess is the accused killer will probably have been motivated more by Halo and similar fantasy role-play than by substantive political discord. The game features Grunts vs Elites. I&rsquo;m guessing nobody wants to be an elite.&rdquo;<\/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>That was not a parody. He really wrote that:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whether Tyler Robinson faces a firing squad in Utah for the murder of Charlie Kirk, my guess is the accused killer will probably have been motivated more by Halo and similar fantasy role-play than by substantive political discord. The game features Grunts vs Elites. I&rsquo;m guessing&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeraldoRivera\/status\/1967305232364236878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Seriously? Nobody wants to be an &ldquo;elite&rdquo; alien on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >video game franchise played globally<\/a> by millions, and that&rsquo;s why Charlie Kirk &mdash; the beloved founder of Turning Point USA &mdash; was assassinated?<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has ever touched a controller knows better. Anyone with a functioning brain with no knowledge of online gaming knows better.<\/p>\n<p>Rivera&rsquo;s claim makes no sense for two reasons.<\/p>\n<p>First, he clearly has no idea what he&rsquo;s talking about. Those who have played &ldquo;Halo&rdquo; multiplayer know the game&rsquo;s elites were simply avatars, and some were even allies in the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Here are images I instantly found on X of two Halo players teaming up &mdash; one of them an &ldquo;elite&rdquo; and one a &ldquo;Spartan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The reasoning of &#8220;This is a Master Chief\/Spartan story&#8221; for why there aren&#8217;t playable Elites in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HaloInfinite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HaloInfinite<\/a> isn&#8217;t the right point to communicate IMO<\/p>\n<p>Halo 3 was a Master Chief story, it entirely sidelined the Arbiter for him, but featured the most extensive Elite customisation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wwCkNUDguo\">pic.twitter.com\/wwCkNUDguo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Wakeford (@haruspis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haruspis\/status\/1370375520165191682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The elites in Halo are not just fun to play. They are central to the game&rsquo;s story. The franchise is set in a fictional future where humans defend Earth from aliens.<\/p>\n<p>Second, and most importantly, Rivera is trying to deflect blame from the real issue. This murder was not inspired by science fiction that Rivera has zero knowledge of.<\/p>\n<p>Police and Republican Utah Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-investigating-local-leftist-groups-connection-charlie-kirks-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spencer Cox<\/a> have been clear that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was radicalized, most likely by gender ideology.<\/p>\n<p>According to the investigators, Robinson fired the shot that struck Kirk in the neck. The suspect was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/14\/us-news\/charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect-had-furry-fixation-trans-boyfriend-proclaimed-support-for-bidden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> in a romantic relationship with another man who identified as transgender.<\/p>\n<p>That is the ugly truth the left wants to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>Rivera&rsquo;s attempt to point at a video game insults the memory of a Christian and a patriot.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk&rsquo;s life was taken by an ideology that demonizes conservatives as enemies. 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