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Meet the Press NOW — September 15

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🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

New details emerge about Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin as investigators continue to search for a motive. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the current political environment in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death and Democrats’ strategy to avoid a government shutdown. The Trump administration says it reached a framework deal with China that would prevent TikTok from shutting down in the U.S.

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0:00.0

If it's Monday, new evidence and new details about Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin,

0:07.8

including the gunman's background and relationships as investigators search for a motive.

0:12.3

Plus, President Trump and his administration signal a potential crackdown on groups aligned with Democrats,

0:17.9

telling NBC News that the, quote, radical left stands in the way of the nation's ability to heal in the wake of Kirk's killing. And top U.S. and Chinese officials say they have agreed to a framework for a deal that will prevent TikTok from being banned in the U.S., with President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping set to finalize the agreement this week.

0:54.3

Welcome to meet the press now. I'm Yamish al-Sendor, and we begin with the latest on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Investigators are seeking answers about the alleged gunman's motives as the

0:59.5

White House vows to respond to Kirk's death, signaling a crackdown on what the president calls,

1:04.2

quote, the radical left. Right now, investigators are gathering evidence connecting the 22-year-old

1:09.3

suspect, Tyler Robinson, to the scene of last week's shooting on the campus of the Utah Valley University.

1:15.9

This morning, FBI director Casper Tell said that authorities found Robinson's DNA on a screwdriver and on a towel wrapped around the gun he allegedly used.

1:25.0

Utah's governor yesterday on Meet the Press provided this update on a search for the motive.

1:30.3

We can confirm that, again, according to family

1:34.4

and people that were interviewing,

1:36.0

he does come from a conservative family,

1:38.4

but his ideology was very different than his family.

1:41.6

And so that's part of it.

1:43.5

We do know that the roommate that we had

1:47.4

originally talked about we can confirm that that roommate is a boyfriend who is transitioning from

1:55.3

male to female the why behind this again we're all drawing lots of conclusions and how someone

2:00.7

like this could be radicalized.

2:03.1

And I think that those are important questions for us to ask and important questions for us to

2:08.3

answer. We expect to learn more about the evidence against Robinson tomorrow when he is set

2:14.4

to be formally charged in connection with the shooting. We are also waiting to hear from President Trump this hour as he signs a presidential

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