Megyn Kelly, the renowned television journalist, made her presence felt at Virginia Tech on Wednesday evening, where she presided over the second campus event organized by Turning Point USA.
This event was held in the aftermath of the tragic assassination of the group's founder, Charlie Kirk, earlier in September. Kelly took the opportunity to challenge a student's assertion that President Donald Trump's rhetoric had played a part in creating the political climate that led to Kirk's untimely death.
A student at the event questioned Kelly, "Why do you support a president who contributes to the rhetoric that got your friend Charlie Kirk killed? We saw his rally recently, he said, I hate my enemies,". Kelly was quick to refute the student's claim, stating, "What you said is not true."
The student further alleged that Republicans were responsible for "70 percent of political violence," a claim he insisted was supported by a Department of Justice study. He urged the crowd to verify his claim online, to which Kelly responded, "This is how we get here."
She dismissed the student's allegations about Trump as a "blatant lie, its a defamatory blaspheme and its inappropriate in this setting."
The student persisted, arguing that Trump "contributed to the political atmosphere" that culminated in Kirks assassination. Kelly, however, was not swayed.
She retorted, "Well then you have no point. Then your point is utterly empty. Contributing to the atmosphere? Lets just be clear, Charlie Kirk was motivated by leftist ideology. We know it from the bullet casings, we know it from the Utah governor, we know it from his own mother."
According to The Post Millennial, the student then questioned whether it was acceptable for the sitting president to incite violence against liberals, even if the assassin was a leftist. Kelly defended the president, stating, "The President of the United States has not accepted violence against liberals. The President of the United States made a joke at the Charlie Kirk memorial, which was funny and self-deprecating."
She further explained that Trump's joke was a response to Erika Kirk's extraordinary act of forgiving her husband's killer. Kelly emphasized that Trump had every right to loathe his enemies, given the numerous attempts to imprison him, bankrupt him, and even end his life.
The student attempted to counter Kelly's argument by bringing up former special prosecutor Jack Smith, but eventually chose to walk away. Kelly concluded the interaction by telling the crowd, "Its good to have some folks come up and disagree."
Turning Point USA's campus tour, which began after Kirk's assassination on September 10 at a Utah State University campus event, will continue to various locations across the country. The Wednesday night event at Virginia Tech also featured Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin.
The tour's next stop is at Utah State on September 30, with speakers including Senator Mike Lee, Rep. Andy Biggs, Utah Governor Spencer Cox, and former Rep Jason Chaffetz.
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