People who are celebrating the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk are proof that free speech in the United States is under attack, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Newsmax on Thursday.
“That they killed my friend is unbelievable,” Lutnick said on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” adding that the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is a “horrific day for me,” as he lost 658 friends, his brother Gary, and his best friend, Doug, in the World Trade Center attack.
“And now, my friend Charlie,” Lutnick said. “It’s just horrible, and the world is just wrong.”
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