The Charlie Kirk revenge plot

查理·柯克的复仇计划

Today, Explained

2025-09-18

25 分钟

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The motives behind Charlie Kirk’s killing are still unclear, but the Trump administration is mounting a crackdown on people and groups he says are part of the problem. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra with help from Devan Schwartz, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Danielle Hewitt, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Tyler James Robinson attending a virtual court hearing from Utah County Jail. Photo by Utah State Courts via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Over the weekend, flags from the McDonald's at Guantanamo Bay,

  • Cuba to a transgender pride flag in West Hollywood,

  • California to flags all over our nation's capital flew half staff for Charlie Kirk Coldplay's Chris Martin sent love from a concert in London South Koreans were out in the street chanting The world was mourning a pretty divisive guy,

  • but the Trump administration wasn't satisfied They're doubling down on retribution.

  • So when you see someone celebrating Charlie's murder, call them out in hell.

  • Call their employer.

  • We will absolutely target you.

  • Go after you.

  • We are going to channel all of the anger that we have over the organized campaign that led to this assassination to uproot and dismantle these terrorist networks.

  • They're doubling down even though we still don't fully know why Charlie Kirk was murdered.

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