An ABC News reporter issued an apology after sparking a wave of backlash for describing text messages from Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer as “touching.”

Chief national correspondent Matt Gutman made the remarks Tuesday on the air during an ABC special report, calling the conservative activist’s suspected killer’s text messages to his roommate unexpectedly “intimate.”

“The other thing that stood out to me, David, is those text messages... it was very touching in a way that I think many of us didn’t expect,“ Gutman said.

The reporter said the texts created “a very intimate portrait” of Tyler Robinson and his roommate, who prosecutors referred to his romantic partner, “a biological male who was transitioning genders.”

“Calling him ‘my love’ and ‘I want to protect you my love.’ This dual

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