Some House Republicans blamed the media for the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk despite leadership encouraging members of both parties to turn down the temperature due to the rise of political violence in the United States.

Outside the Capitol on Thursday, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) accused reporters of being “complicit” in the assassination of Kirk, who died on Wednesday after being shot during a political event at Utah Valley University.

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