The Guardian has retracted quotes from a source said to have known Tyler Robinson that claimed the alleged Charlie Kirk shooter was “really leftist.”

The British publication ran an article on Friday outlining new information about Kirk’s alleged shooter delivered by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, 50, and FBI Director Kash Patel, 45, during a press conference that morning. The paper included quotes from a source claiming to have attended high school with Robinson. The source claimed that Robinson was “pretty left on everything” and “the only member of his family that was, like, really leftist.”

The passages have since been removed. An editor’s note at the top of the article reads, “Editor’s note: This article was updated on 12 September 2025 to remove quotes after the verified source who attended

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