Former President Barack Obama weighed in shortly after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist group Turning Point USA. It appeared that Obama attempted to downplay the severity of the situation after someone fatally shot Kirk while he was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

Former POTUS Barack Obama is being slammed online after he shared a statement on the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Joe Biden and Barack Obama shared powerful messages after the tragic death of political activist Charlie Kirk.

Politicians on both sides of aisle took to social media Wednesday in reaction to the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, the conservative influencer and chairman of the organization Turning Point USA. Kirk was speaking at a campus event at a university in Utah when he was shot. President Donald Trump announced the 31-year-old husband and father died.

Donald Trump, former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, and politicians from overseas are among those to have paid tribute to Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead at a Utah university event.

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Kirk was murdered for speaking the truth and defending freedom. “A lion-hearted friend of Israel, he fought the lies and stood tall for Judeo-Christian civilization. I spoke to him only two weeks ago and invited him to Israel. Sadly, that visit will not take place,” he wrote on X.