How MAGA elites are using Charlie Kirk's murder to target who they call the 'radical left' | DW News

The funeral of the assassinated right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk is to take place in Arizona on Sunday afternoon. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are expected to attend the service. Charlie Kirk's murder has raised the temperature of the already heated political rhetoric in the United States. Many experts warn of a potential increase in political violence.

Chapter Breakdown:
0:00 Who was conservative influencer Charlie Kirk?
2:06 Sean Westwood, Director of the Polarization Research Lab, on how MAGA politicians are ratcheting up political tensions in the wake of Kirk's murder

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Post from DW News on September 20, 2025

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