Senator Thom Tillis sharply criticized conservative pundits on September 11th, 2025, for using the assassination of Charlie Kirk as an opportunity to call for "war" and incite followers. Tillis stated that these pundits were using the event in a "cheap, disgusting, awful way to pretend like you're a leader of a conservative movement," as reported by Vu_Reports. The FBI continues its investigation into the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. Federal authorities have recovered the weapon believed to have been used and have obtained a palm print, a shoe print, and a forearm imprint. The FBI is seeking public assistance in identifying a person of interest and has appealed for motion-activated footage from Tesla vehicles near the event. In separate developments, Representative Clay Higgins reiterated his intention to use Congressional authority to ban users who celebrated Kirk's assassination from big tech platforms and pursue business license revocation. Representative Derrick Van Orden previously blamed media outlets for echoing "horrifically horrible political violent rhetoric" that he believes contributed to Kirk's death. Utah Valley University remains closed until September 15th. Meanwhile, a social media post from PolitlcsUS on September 11th, 2025, shared an image of President Trump appearing to struggle to stay awake at a 9/11 memorial, captioned "President Trump’s face appears drooped as he seemingly struggles to stay awake at a 9/11 memorial."
