Meet the Press NOW — September 12

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🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination has been arrested and is in custody. Criminologist Casey Jordan analyzes the suspect’s profile. President Trump says National Guard troops will be deployed to Memphis. Retired General Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied commander, discusses the latest in Ukraine’s war with Russia as Trump downplays the Russian drone incursion in Poland.

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0:00.0	Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Kristen Welker. We begin with breaking news after a dramatic two-day
0:14.3	manhunt ended with the arrest of the alleged assassin who shot and killed a conservative activist
0:19.9	Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
0:23.4	Authorities confirming this morning that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson had been taken into custody,
0:28.8	there's his mugshot, after being turned in to authorities by a family member.
0:33.9	Now, the arrest came just hours after the FBI released new video of the alleged gunman
0:37.9	jumping down from a rooftop after the shooting, along with additional photos taken around the
0:43.1	same time. Authorities St. Robinson is a Utah resident with no known prior criminal record and was
0:49.5	not a student at the university. Authority is also saying that according to his family, he'd become more political in recent years.
0:56.4	President Trump first announced the arrest during a Fox News appearance, which Utah Governor Spencer
1:00.7	Cox and FBI officials then confirmed.
1:03.9	We got him.
1:04.9	The family member referenced a recent incident in which Robinson came to dinner prior to
1:09.8	September 10th.
1:12.4	And in the conversation with another family member, Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU. They talked about
1:18.8	why they didn't like him and the viewpoints that he had. The family member also stated
1:23.7	Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate. Now, officials believe the suspect acted alone.
1:30.4	Investigators also say they found bullet casings engraved with what appear to be internet memes and
1:35.5	other phrases, including, quote, hey, fascist catch. Robinson is now expected to face several
1:41.6	state charges, including aggravated murder. Those charges are expected to come early next week.
1:47.4	Utah's governor, meanwhile, also delivering a powerful message during today's press conference,
1:51.4	urging Americans to condemn violence using Charlie Kirk's words to encourage more conversation and less fighting,
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