Vice President JD Vance hosted Charlie Kirk's podcast on Monday, during which he said "left-wing extremism" is "part of the reason" Kirk was killed last week .
"Of course, we have to make sure that the killer is brought to justice," Vance said. "And importantly, we have to talk about this incredibly destructive movement of left-wing extremism that has grown up over the last few years and, I believe, is part of the reason why Charlie was killed by an assassin's bullet."
Since Kirk was fatally shot at a college campus event in Utah on Sept. 10, President Donald Trump and top officials have sought to predominately blame the "radical left" for political violence in the country despite attacks against both Democrats and Republicans in recent years.
FBI Co-Deputy Director Dan Bongino said