One week before fellow conservative Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on a college campus in Utah, the state’s U.S. Sen. Mike Lee thanked him for planning multiple appearances in the Beehive State.

“You’ve been on the front lines defending free speech, especially where it’s been most under pressure, as it has been on college campuses all over the country,” Lee said while a guest on “The Charlie Kirk Show” on Sept. 3 .

“And I’m so glad that you’re bringing that fight to Utah State University and Utah Valley University next week,” Lee added.

On the afternoon of Sept. 10, the day of Kirk’s death, Lee shared his condolences in a video posted to X , with the caption, “My heart is heavy.” The next day, the senator announced he was introducing a resolution condemning Kirk’s killing and

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