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Arnold Schwarzenegger has delivered a passionate speech revealing why he believes that Charlie Kirk was really killed.
The actor and former Republican politician spoke to students at the University of Southern California where he shared his upset over Kirk’s death.
The political commentator was killed last Wednesday (September) after being shot in the neck while on stage addressing a 3,000-strong crowd in Utah.
The appearance had been part of his ‘American Comeback’ tour when a single gunshot was heard.
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An FBI manhunt for the shooter ensued and 33 hours after the incident, suspect Tyler Robinson was arrested.
Speaking about Kirk’s passing, Schwarzenegger blamed social media companies as well as the mainstream media and both Democrat and Republican politicians.
He said: “We’re getting hit from so many different angles and we have to be very careful that we don’t get any closer to the cliff because when you fall down that cliff, there is no democracy.”
He went on to say: “Imagine you get together and start having communications together, you will be an example to the rest of the nation, for all universities – how you get together, how you do not see the other side as the enemy or to fight fire with fire or to declare war on each other.”
Schwarzenegger continued: “People power is the ultimate power - that’s what democracy is all about. Not politician power - it’s people power.”
He added: “I know that social media shows us the worst of humanity, and a few people celebrating a death will get more attention than hundreds of respectful people. Don’t let these companies and the rage influencers that profit from them convince you the worst of us are the most of us. They are a tiny minority that gets too much attention because anger makes you post, repost, and like.”
Kirk’s funeral is set to take place this Sunday (September 21), at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, with President Donald Trump confirming that he will be in attendance.
Fans of Jimmy Kimmel have called for a boycott against Disney after ABC, a network owned by the industry giant, put the late night host’s show on an indefinite suspension.
This comes after Kimmel made comments about Kirk’s shooting during a broadcast.
During his monologue on Monday (September 15), Kimmel said: “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the Maga gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
