Just one day after the shocking assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk over his political beliefs, CBS Mornings co-host Nate Burleson turned the tragedy into a moment to lecture Republicans and suggest that the right should “reflect” on its role in political violence.
During a segment on Thursday, Burleson questioned former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on whether the murder of the 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder should prompt the GOP to examine the impact of political leaders’ words and the spread of “misinformation or disinformation” that allegedly leads to such acts.
The CBS Mornings host also brought up Kirk’s words and rhetoric being “offensive to specific communities,” the framing of which seemed to imply blame on conservatives for the very violence inflicted upon them.
Burleson, addressing McCarthy, asked pointedly, “Mr. Speaker, I want to get back to you. As Tony mentioned, not everyone took to his words or his rhetoric. You know, at times, they were offensive to specific communities. But with that said, this is not the time to focus on that. We are focused on this tragedy.”
“Speaking of this tragedy, is this a moment for your party to reflect on political violence?” Burleson continued. “Is it a moment for us to think about the responsibility of our political leaders and their voices, and what it does to the masses as they get lost in misinformation or disinformation that turns in and spills into political violence?”
Co-host Gayle King chimed in with, “I say both parties.”
“I don’t even say parties, I say a nation,” McCarthy replied.
“Ok, even better,” King responded.
McCarthy continued, “If there’s a moment in time you want to look to, and I looked back and I watched this again when Robert F. Kennedy is running, he’s in Indianapolis, and he just got the news that Martin Luther King was killed. And he has to tell the crowd because we don’t have social media at that time. And it was remarkable the words he said. He said, we have to ask as a nation, who are we? And how do we want to move forward?”
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This was highly offensive Nate Burleson
Charlie Kirk was assassinated in front of his family and you ask if Republicans need to tone down their rhetoric?
When you call one side racist Nazis that are a threat to democracy you encourage this Violence. pic.twitter.com/y0xIkqjmD6— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) September 11, 2025
This CBS exchange comes one day after Kirk’s sniper assassination at a Utah Valley University event on Wednesday, an attack labeled a “political assassination” by Utah Governor Spencer Cox.
The shooter has not even been found, named, or a clear motive presented.
The FBI has released photos of the suspect and is urging anyone with information to come forward.
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