The other thought that springs to mind: "they that take the sword shall perish with the sword". Kirk lived in the realm of stochastic terrorism and deniable incitement of political violence.
Laura Loomer had been attacking him in recent months, and accusing him of stabbing Trump in the back.
Over what issues?
Primarily not hewing closely enough to the Administration's line on Trump's association with Epstein.
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Primarily not hewing closely enough to the Administration's line on Trump's association with Epstein.
It is my understanding the shooter is still at large, but one has to wonder if it is a matter of the rats eating their own.
When I first heard of the shooting, I had to wonder when Trump would be sending in the troops to revenge Kirk's demise.
AP reports the following exchange happened just before the shot:
Video shows Kirk had been taking questions from an audience member about mass shootings and gun violence.
“Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?” an audience member asked.
Kirk responded, “Too many.”
The questioner followed up: “Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?”
“Counting or not counting gang violence?” Kirk asked.
Then a single shot rang out.