President Trump did not rule out Charlie Kirk’s killer being a “trained assassin” when quizzed by reporters.

The assailant killed the MAGA activist, 31, with a shot fired from about 200 yards away as he spoke to students at Utah Valley University in Orem.

The distance of the shot has sparked questions about the killer’s training. “I’d rather not say,” Trump said, from outside the White House, when asked about an assassin.

Trump, speaking on Fox & Friends on Friday morning, revealed that a suspect was in custody.

“We have him,” the president said. He added that he hopes the shooter faces capital punishment. “I hope he gets the death penalty,” he said.

“Somebody who was very close to him turned him in,” he said, speaking from the studio. Speaking about the grainy images released by

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