Utah Gov. Cox shares more details from investigation into motive of Kirk shooting suspect Nation Sep 14, 2025 12:17 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday that investigators are not ready to discuss the motive behind the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. But he said the suspect had left-leaning political beliefs, disliked the conservative influencer and is being uncooperative in custody.

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“Clearly a leftist ideology,” Cox told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” On CNN’s “State of the Union,” he said, “That information comes from the people around him, his family members and friends.”

Cox said Robinson, 22, is “not cooperating” and that friends paint a picture of someone radicalized in t

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