President Donald Trump vowed this morning, September 11th, 2025, to identify and prosecute individuals and organizations he believes contributed to and financed the assassination of Charlie Kirk, stating that "far-left activists" and their rhetoric are "directly responsible for terrorism." The President made these remarks in response to the ongoing investigation into Kirk's death, which occurred on September 10th, 2025, near Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. In a statement, Trump declared his administration would pursue those who attack judges and police agents, alongside those involved in political violence. This announcement follows the release of new drone footage this morning, September 11th, 2025, offering an overhead view of the crime scene and detailing the assailant's position and escape route, according to X reports. The assailant was described as wearing jeans, a black shirt, a black mask, and a black vest, and carrying a "long rifle." Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro ordered state flags to be flown at half-staff to honor Kirk, as announced this morning. Representative James Talarico condemned political violence, referring to Kirk as "a child of God" and "Our sibling. Our brother. A human being endowed with infinite worth." In unrelated developments, Dutch politician Geert Wilders repeated Kirk's statement on X, "Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of Europe," adding that Kirk was "100% right." Separately, a video surfaced from the People's Conference For Palestine in Michigan, where Nidal Jboor urged assassinating any U.S., Israeli, and European politicians opposing a Palestinian State. President Trump had previously ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-mast until Sunday evening, and Utah Governor Spencer Cox also ordered state flags to be flown at half-staff. Utah Valley University's campus remains closed until September 15th. The FBI previously launched a digital media tip line on September 10th between 10:30 PM and 10:45 PM UTC, seeking information, and had detained and released two individuals, George Zinn and Zachariah Qureshi, stating they have no current ties to the shooting.
