9/11/25: Charlie Kirk assassinated and all hell breaks loose

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Charlie Kirk is assassinated at a Utah college event and his death sparks fears of escalating political violence -- The FBI under Kash Patel mishandles the Charlie Kirk shooter case, announcing a suspect was in custody and then releasing him -- Donald Trump blames the left for Charlie Kirk's killing and vows to target organizations he claims are responsible -- Republican figures like Nancy Mace immediately blame Democrats for Charlie Kirk's assassination and call for retaliation -- Asmongold falsely claims 90 percent of political violence is left wing despite overwhelming evidence of far right violence -- On the same day as Charlie Kirk's assassination dozens of shootings occured nationwide including one at a Colorado high school -- Jesse Watters vows to avenge Charlie Kirk's death and threatens politicians and media figures -- Greg Gutfeld speculates that Charlie Kirk's killing looks like the work of a professional sniper -- Charlie Kirk's assassination reignites calls for real gun reform and challenges the excuse that it is always too soon -- The killing of Charlie Kirk shows how instant smartphone footage reshapes how Americans experience public assassinations -- Kamala Harris slams Joe Biden's 2024 reelection bid in her memoir and accuses him of undermining her politically -- On the Bonus Show: Manhunt continues for Charlie Kirk shooter, Senate Republicans block Epstein files release, Larry Ellison surpasses Elon Musk as world's richest person, and much more... 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.com/pakman 🌳 MyHeritage: Discover your family roots for FREE for 14 days at https://davidpakman.com/myheritage 🧠 Try Brain.fm totally free for a month at https://brain.fm/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow (00:00) Charlie Kirk assassinated, fears of escalating political violence (06:47) FBI mishandles case, wrong suspect released (10:37) Trump blames the left, vows retaliation (16:27) Republicans blame Democrats, call for revenge (23:16) Asmongold spreads false political violence claim (28:26) Nationwide shootings the same day, including Colorado high school (33:19) Jesse Watters vows vengeance, threatens opponents (38:06) Gutfeld speculates sniper involvement (41:19) Renewed push for gun reform (46:22) Smartphone footage changes how assassinations are experienced (49:52) Harris slams Biden in memoir, accuses him of undermining her Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Charlie Kirk from Turning Point USA was assassinated yesterday in plain sight of thousands of people and tens of millions, hundreds of millions because of the video recordings.
0:20.5	This was during an event at a Utah college during which he debates college students.
0:27.5	As of this moment, the killer who shot him from a rooftop several hundred feet away is still
0:33.1	on the loose.
0:34.2	We're going to talk more about that today.
0:36.5	The Trump FBI under Cash Patel appears to have
0:40.2	completely botched the investigation. We're going to get to that. Maga is declaring open season on
0:46.7	liberals and the left, even though as of this moment, we know nothing about the shooter and motivations
0:52.1	or anything about that. We're going to get to that as well.
0:55.0	But we really have to start with the core basic takeaways here.
0:58.8	And I really struggled with how to sort of arrange today's show.
1:03.8	There are so many different angles and elements to this story, gun violence, society, this debate bro culture.
1:15.9	I'm doing the best I can and I think the place to start here is aside from being disgusted
1:23.2	and appalled and terrified by this, this does feel like a potential inflection point in this
1:29.9	country and a bad one.
1:32.0	I don't see violence declining after this incident.
1:35.4	I hate to say that.
1:37.3	Now, I have heard from some, well, you know, Charlie Kirk said horrible things.
1:43.1	Charlie Kirk said some gun deaths are an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment,
1:49.6	which he felt was so important.
1:52.0	That's a boneheaded thing to say.
1:54.6	But I want to be better than that.
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