During Mark Halperin’s ‘2Way’ program this morning, former Trump White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer addressed the murder of Charlie Kirk and spoke for millions of Americans when he said that he is a Christian but that he is pissed.
Spicer pointed to the rhetoric that has been coming out of the American left for the last ten years and how it is used constantly to dehumanize, Trump, other Republicans, and millions of conservative Americans. Their poisonous talk has been relentless.
There is no denying that this has contributed to the environment in which someone felt justified in murdering Charlie Kirk.
Redstate has compiled some of Spicer’s best quotes here:
SPICER: I am conflicted because I’m sad for Charlie and his family and what happened. But I’m pissed. As a Christian, I don’t know how to reconcile that sometimes.
I’m tired of the left, the rhetoric. Charlie, what he symbolized was a movement. What he did in leading this movement, in putting himself out there can’t be overstated.
SPICER: This violence, in all of its forms, is wrong. But when you go after Donald Trump and try to kill him twice — they’re not just going after people who are activists, they’re going after leaders of movements and trying to stop them. Not just stop the people, but the movement. And that’s the big difference here. Violence and extremism and craziness is one thing, but when you’re trying to silence Trump and you’re trying to silence Charlie Kirk, you’re not just going after them personally, you’re going after the entire movement. And I don’t think people fully appreciate that.
SPICER: This is not one person, one thing, one month. This has been manifesting for decades. The left silencing, censoring, canceling people didn’t just happen with the rise of Donald Trump. My college commencement speaker was canceled because a group of people thought his positions on certain issues were unacceptable.
We’ve been told to shut up, we’ve been canceled, censored for decades. This is gonna change.
This video is cued to begin at the 7:11 mark, so just press play:
Many people have suggested that the murder of Kirk is a turning point for the country. It certainly feels that way.
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