Overview

• Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, was shot in the neck at a Utah Valley University event and died; the gunman remains at large after two initial detainees were released without charge.
• On X, Elon Musk posted, “The Left is the party of murder,” and wrote, “If they won’t leave us in peace, then our choice is fight or die.”
• Musk endorsed a claim by Mike Cernovich alleging George Soros, Bill Gates, and Reid Hoffman fund left-wing terrorism, which was presented without evidence.
• He also amplified President Trump’s video tribute and shared an unsubstantiated attendee allegation that students chanted “kill Charlie Kirk” before the shot.
• Musk’s posts drew immediate backlash from users on X, with some calling him dangerous and urging him to delete his account.