Trump says ‘country will heal’ after assassination

President Donald Trump told CNBC on Thursday that he believes “the country will heal” in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. CNBC’s Joe Kernen said Trump lamented Kirk’s death in a phone call, describing himself as “devastated.” Kernen said Trump told him that Kirk helped him win the 2024 presidential election, and that…

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Police recover gunman’s rifle, video footage

Law enforcement officials said Thursday they have recovered the rifle they believe was used to kill conservative political activist Charlie Kirk and found other key evidence as the manhunt for the shooter expands. The “high powered, bolt-action rifle” was found in a wooded area where the gunman fled after shooting Kirk during an event at…

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Who was Trump ally and conservative activist Charlie Kirk?

FILE PHOTO: Founder and president of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., February 28, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk might have been a household name in America, but as news of his shooting and death spread on…

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