When Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced there was a suspect in custody for the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Friday, he delivered another message directly to young Americans.

“You are inheriting a country where politics feels like rage. It feels like rage is the only option,” Cox said to a crowded room of reporters at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Cox, a Republican, encouraged young people to “choose a different path,” referencing a comment Kirk made before his death about how society has to get back to having “reasonable agreement where violence is not an option.”

Watch Cox from Friday’s press conference:

While Kirk was a highly divisive figure, with a history of inflammatory comments , Cox and others have applauded his willingness to engage those who disagr

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