Posted on 09/16/2025 12:47:53 PM PDT by Red Badger
Accused murderer Tyler Robinson 'clearly' had 'leftist ideology,' Utah gov has said
CBS News has quietly deleted a tweet of an interview in which an anchor claimed that the motive of Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, "remains elusive," even though Utah governor Spencer Cox (R.) has revealed that Robinson "clearly" had a "leftist ideology."
"Five days after Charlie Kirk's murder, the shooter's motive remains elusive—no writings left behind, vague, secondhand testimony," CBS Evening News Plus anchor John Dickerson said Monday, according to a video included in the now-deleted X post. Dickerson went on to describe Kirk's assassination "may share similarities with recent violence not driven by an obvious political ideology."
While CBS took down its posts with the interview from both X and Facebook, X users saved and reposted the footage.
Robinson is accused of murdering Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, during a September 10 event that the conservative activist was hosting at Utah Valley University.
Dickerson's comments contradict reports that have shown Robinson was left-wing. "There clearly was a leftist ideology with this—with this assassin," Cox told NBC on Sunday. FBI director Kash Patel told Fox News's Sean Hannity on Monday that officials found "a text message exchange where [Robinson] specifically stated that he had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and he was going to do that." When a correspondent asked Robinson why, the suspected shooter wrote, "Some hatred cannot be negotiated with," according to Patel.
Police arrested Robinson, who possessed bullets engraved with the words "Hey fascist! Catch!" and lived with a transgender partner, on Friday. They are investigating left-wing and pro-transgender organizations in Utah over their possible ties to Robinson, according to the New York Post.
Dickerson's interviewee, Institute for Countering Digital Extremism executive director Matthew Kriner, provided information on "nihilistic violent extremism," which lacks a clear political motive. Dickerson at one point asked for examples but asked Kriner to leave "this assassination out because we just don't have enough data."
The interview comes as Skydance CEO David Ellison, whose company acquired CBS parent company Paramount last month, has vowed to crack down on ideological bias at the network.
In a July meeting with FCC chairman Brendan Carr, Ellison emphasized his "commitment to unbiased journalism" and pledged to reflect "the varied ideological perspectives of American viewers" at CBS, according to a letter describing the meeting. Ellison fulfilled one of his commitments to the FCC last week, when Paramount announced that it has hired a former president of the conservative Hudson Institute to serve as CBS's ombudsman investigating any complaints about bias from employees and viewers. The Skydance CEO is also close to finalizing a deal to hire maverick journalist Bari Weiss as editor in chief, the New York Times reported.
"Bari and the Ellisons have a lot of work to do" at CBS, NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck wrote on X.
Apparently they are still channeling Dan Rather.
I dumped TV in 1997. Best thing I ever did.
Why the hand wringing over the motive! It is perfectly clear!!!
Only to those on the Left who are blind because they don't want to see (the truth). A lot of those on the Left like that.
About that editing ban at CBS-Paramount, never mind.
What’s wrong with the MSM?
Video ABC reports the text messages of Kirk’s suspected killer confessing to the murder are ”very touching.”
https://rumble.com/v6z1oca-abc-kirks-suspected-killer-confessing-to-the-murder-are-very-touching..html
Ya gotta love the leftist media:
They can identify non-existent micro-aggressions and conservative “racist dog whistles...”
But if they’d been alive after WWII they’d never figure out why Adolf Hitler killed 6 million Jews in death camps.
CBS aka Continuous Bull Shit
If you delete a tweet in the forest does it make a sound? Is it me or are most articles just ai generated click bait garbage. Seems to get worse by the day
I heard last week that Erika and the children were actually at the event and saw Charlie as he was shot. Was that confirmed?
Just heard it. Absolutely gobsmacked. 😡
Yeah, I can see how difficult it would be figure out a motive... /s
JOHN DICKERSON-—IQ OF A GARDEN SNAIL
WOULD NEVER HAVE SUCH A POSITION IF NOT FOR HIS MOTHER
“Five days after Charlie Kirk’s murder, the shooter’s motive remains elusive—no writings left behind, vague, secondhand testimony,” CBS Evening News Plus anchor John Dickerson said Monday. Are you shittin’ me John? I’m pretty sure the motive was to put a 30.06 round through Charlie’s throat. Is climate change affecting you John?
LOL. That is a new one.
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