CBS Anchor Suggests Republicans Might Need to ‘Reflect’ After Charlie Kirk Assassination

Zachary Leeman Sep 11th, 2025, 10:37 am

CBS anchor Nate Burleson asked Kevin McCarthy whether his party “reflect on political violence” and rhetoric following the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah.

On Thursday’s CBS Mornings , Kevin McCarthy , the former Republican Speaker of the House, joined the table to react to Kirk being shot and killed the day prior.

Burleson asked McCarthy at one point whether his party should be reflecting on “political violence,” something McCarthy and co-anchor Gayle King both pushed back on.

Burleson asked:

As Tony mentioned, not everyone took to his words or his rhetoric. You know, at times, they were offensive to specific communities. But with

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