Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect in Custody
Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss the apprehension of a suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and statements by Republican Governor Spencer Cox of Utah and Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the political impact of Kirk’s murder. They also talk about President Trump’s plan to send the National Guard to Memphis, and they give up their “You Cannot Be Serious” stories for the week. Next, Andrew Walworth talks to RCP contributor Richard Porter about Charlie Kirk’s legacy, and the future of Turning Point USA and other organizations Kirk founded. Will they continue without him? And finally, Carl Cannon talks to RCP contributors Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox about their recent RCP article, “Revival: Americans Heading Back to the Hinterlands,” concerning why more Americans are moving to smaller communities, and how that demographic trend may affect American politics in the future.
September 12, 2025
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Andrew Walworth, Carl Cannon and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss the apprehension of a suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and statements by Republican Governor Spencer Cox of Utah and Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the political impact of Kirk’s murder. They also talk about President Trump’s plan to send the National Guard to Memphis, and they give up their “You Cannot Be Serious” stories for the week. Next, Andrew Walworth talks to RCP contributor Richard Porter about Charlie Kirk’s legacy, and the future of Turning Point USA and other organizations Kirk founded. Will they continue without him? And finally, Carl Cannon talks to RCP contributors Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox about their recent RCP article, “Revival: Americans Heading Back to the Hinterlands,” concerning why more Americans are moving to smaller communities, and how that demographic trend may affect American politics in the future. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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