Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) addressed the legacy of late political activist Charlie Kirk during multiple national news appearances over the weekend.
Cox spoke on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, where he said, “Charlie said some very inflammatory things, and in some corners of the web, that‘s all people have heard.”
This sentence has not been well received by MAGA supporters. In response, some highlighted old tweets from Kirk ripping Cox, including one that read, “Utah Governor Spencer Cox should be expelled from the Republican party.”
Another stated in part, “Cox is refusing to protect women’s sports… He is likely being paid off by Big Pharma who make billions off hormone blockers and chemical castration.”
Cox added during his CNN interview that Kirk’s words included other themes often overlooked in the current debate.
Among Kirk’s comments over the years was a statement defending the importance of the Second Amendment, even at significant cost.
The governor specifically referenced Kirk’s emphasis on forgiveness. “But he also said some other things, about forgiveness,” Cox noted.
Kirk once said, “I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to