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Former President Barack Obama publicly addressed the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, marking his first extensive remarks on the killing.
Speaking at the Jefferson Educational Society in Erie, Pennsylvania, Obama called the incident both “a threat to all of us” and “a tragedy.”
Obama’s comments came during a conversation with broadcaster Steve Scully.
He began by emphasizing the need for unity in condemning political violence. “When it happens to somebody, even if you think they’re quote unquote ‘on the other side of the argument,’ that’s a threat to all of us, and we have to be clear and forthright and condemn it.”
“Regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, what happened to Charlie Kirk was horrific and a tragedy,” Obama said.
The former president then shifted his remarks to criticize President Donald Trump and his administration. “But I’ll say this — those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the United States government behind them”
“When we have the weight of the United States government behind extremist views, we’ve got a problem,” Obama stated.
His words marked the first time he has publicly spoken about Kirk’s death in a live event. The Post Millennial outlined that until now, Obama’s only response had come through a written statement on social media.
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