Nate Friedman to Newsmax: Far-Left Rhetoric Killed Charlie Kirk

Independent journalist Nate Friedman told Newsmax on Monday that one of the organizers of the weekend’s “No Kings” protests has a long record of inflammatory anti-law enforcement statements — including calling Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “thugs” and “Gestapo” in previous demonstrations.

Appearing on Newsmax’s “National Report,” Friedman drew a direct link between the woman’s radical-left rhetoric and the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk last month.

Friedman said the woman identified herself as simply “marshaling” protesters but was seen wearing a vest labeled “Rise and Resist,” a left-wing activist group funded in part by George Soros and known for its confrontational tactics.

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