Trump allies, led by Steve Bannon, dismissed claims that Charlie Kirk’s accused killer acted alone, alleging a broader left-wing conspiracy tied to Antifa and other networks.
Allies of former President Donald Trump have dismissed claims that Charlie Kirk was murdered by a lone gunman, insisting the assassination is part of a larger conspiracy.
Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old student, has been charged with Kirk’s killing, but senior MAGA figures allege he acted with support from a left-wing terrorist network. “There’s a vast conspiracy at the back of this,” Steve Bannon said on his War Room podcast. “I am absolutely not buying this theory.”
Bannon suggested Antifa and even the Chinese Communist Party could have been involved, while branding text messages prosecutors released between Robinson and his partner as “too stilted” and “like a bad script.” Matt Walsh of the *Daily Wire* echoed doubts, calling the exchange an “alibi.”
FBI Director Kash Patel told senators the bureau was probing whether Robinson had accomplices, adding, “Yes,” when asked if others could have been involved. Trump later announced on Truth Social he would designate Antifa a terrorist organisation.
Conservative commentators including Stephen Miller and Sean Davis argued Kirk’s murder points to a “vast domestic terror network.”
Lawmakers have summoned tech CEOs to testify next month on how online platforms fuel radicalisation.