New York (WRGB) \u2014 Assemblyman Chris Tague expressed shock and sorrow following the shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah. Tague said,<\/p>\n
Words cannot describe the shock I feel upon hearing about the horrific shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah today. My heart aches for Charlie and his family. He was a dedicated family man and a passionate voice in our nation, I pray for Charlie\u2019s family and our Republic during this deeply troubling time. Political violence is an affront to our values and must be condemned in the strongest terms. I will be joining millions of Americans across the nation in mourning the loss of Charlie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
New York State Senator Peter Oberacker also issued a statement on Kirk’s passing. Oberacker said,<\/p>\n
I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Charlie Kirk. My prayers are with his family, friends, and all those who mourn him today. No place in America should ever be touched by political violence. May God grant comfort and strength at this time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The New York State Conservative Party released a statement saying,<\/p>\n
A good man has died today. He and his family are in our prayers. An assassin\u2019s bullet may have taken his physical presence away, but his thoughts, his philosophy, his hard work, and his love for our nation will carry on.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Angelo Santabarbara issued a statement addressing the political violence that claimed the life of Charlie Kirk, saying,<\/p>\n
The political violence that took the life of Charlie Kirk is a heartbreaking reminder of the dangers that come when division turns to hatred. Violence has no place in our democracy. We must stand together in rejecting it and work toward a future built on respect, unity, and dialogue. I pray for comfort and strength for his family and all who are grieving this tragic loss.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Senator Jim Tedisco expressed his horror at the assassination of Turning Point USA Co-Founder and activist Charlie Kirk. In a Facebook post he said,<\/p>\n
Horrified to learn of the assassination of Turning Point USA Co-Founder and activist Charlie Kirk. We are not going to solve any of our nation\u2019s problems through violence and terrorism. That\u2019s what the assassin who did this was attempting to do: silence the First Amendment rights of Freedom of Speech of someone he disagreed with. That\u2019s not what America is all about! Tomorrow, we are commemorating the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attack on September 11th on our values of freedom, tolerance and democracy. There\u2019s no difference between what the terrorists did on 9\/11 and what the terrorist who killed Charlie Kirk did today! It must be extremely frustrating that the terrorists can never destroy the idea of freedom and liberty. That\u2019s why we commemorate tomorrow because they may tear down buildings and kill innocent people, but they will never destroy the ideas contained in our constitution and bill of rights. These are inalienable and come from a higher power. We can disagree passionately about politics and culture, but we can\u2019t allow our country to devolve into madness and violence. That\u2019s never the way. We are better than that. Remember what Lincoln said: let\u2019s listen to \u201cthe better angels of our nature.\u201d My deepest prayers go out to Charlie Kirk\u2019s family and many friends and supporters and to our nation for peace and healing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Frank S. Salamone, Chairman of the Schenectady County Democratic Committee, emphasized the importance of resolving political differences through dialogue rather than violence. In a release, Salamone said,<\/p>\n
The freedom of speech is a foundational principle upon which our Nation was founded. We must resolve our political differences by exercising that right. Violence is never the solution to political disagreement and all political violence must be denounced by everyone in all forums, regardless of the perpetrator.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Chairman Jay S. Jacobs issued a statement condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk, calling it “an attack on every value that Americans hold dear.” Jacobs emphasized the importance of free speech, stating,<\/p>\n
The attack today on Charlie Kirk was an attack on every value that Americans hold dear. America is all about everyone\u2019s right to say things others may disagree with and even not like to hear. This assassination of someone whose views I disagree with is about as un-American an act as can be perpetrated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
All Americans should pray for Charlie Kirk\u2019s family as we all condemn this egregious act and any violence in our political process.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York (WRGB) \u2014 Assemblyman Chris Tague expressed shock and sorrow following the shooting of Charlie Kirk in…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":216818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,43175,19719,7837,86552,57748,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,3674,67,586,132,5230,118374,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-216817","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-assassination","10":"tag-charlie-kirk","11":"tag-democracy","12":"tag-freedom-of-speech","13":"tag-mourning","14":"tag-new-york","15":"tag-new-york-city","16":"tag-newyork","17":"tag-newyorkcity","18":"tag-ny","19":"tag-nyc","20":"tag-political-violence","21":"tag-united-states","22":"tag-united-states-of-america","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","25":"tag-unity","26":"tag-us","27":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115182780687515417","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}