Richard Arnold: US Correspondent gives latest updates on fallout from Charlie Kirk shooting

The fallout from Charlie Kirk’s death continues as politicians, commentators and celebrities weigh-in on the situation. 

The likes of Stephen King, Ted Cruz and President Trump have all commented on the situation – with King and Cruz butting heads on twitter.  

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that the investigation into the killing is ongoing.  

He said that only the roommate of the suspected shooter has acted cooperatively so far.  

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Richard Arnold, good morning, he's not cooperating. Where are we at?

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Not a lot further, but it might be a good
time to switch off from social media. The murder of
Charlie Kirk has spawned many intense reactions, as you've been
seeing from all political corners. Pilots, teachers, commentators have been
fired or suspended because of their online post. Fox News
host Jesse waters a pine that Kirk was not polarizing
but patriot novel. As Stephen King responded to Kirk advocated

(00:25):
stoning Gage to death. Ted Cruise then called King a
quote horrible, evil, twisted liar. Then King deleted his post
and apologized. Trump weighed in with.

Speaker 3 (00:34):
This, the radicals on the left are the problem, and
they're vicious, and they're horrible, and they're politically savvy.

Speaker 2 (00:41):
Well, we know the number of left wing politicians have
been targets so of this violence as well. Trump aid,
Stephen Miller said, but you're going to.

Speaker 4 (00:48):
Do what it takes to dismantle the organizations and the
entities that are fomenting riots, that are docsing, that are
trying to inspire terrorism, and that are committee acts of
wanting violence.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Tato, Steve Bannon said the country internally is at war,
and they quote steely resolver is required, and so on
and on. As to the investigation of this case, a
little new is indicated. One person being noted for his
comments is Utah's Republican governor Spencer Cox, who says police
have interviewed the AQ shooter's roommate with whom he is
alleged to have been romantically involved and who is transitioning

(01:21):
from male to female, whom government says was shocked at
what has happened.

Speaker 4 (01:25):
I will say that that person has been very cooperative.

Speaker 2 (01:28):
Government mostly has been lashing out at social medium. He
says it is up to each individual to decide how
to react to some of this, but assuredly this is
a moment of significant political turbulence.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
Of course. Trump is off to see the King this
week as regards the war. On the way though this
NATO thing a they play, he plays, He plays, I mean,
how's this workout?

Speaker 2 (01:50):
Well, it's again Trump backing away from his promise to
sanction Russia more significantly over its invasion of Ukraine. He
has regularly threatened to punish Putin with new sanctions if
Russi refused to reach any agreement with Ukraine or move
towards it. Now he's adding these new conditions he has set,
as you say, to visit the UK this week, Trump
proposing new conditions for NATO allies, saying you will only

(02:11):
sanction Russia when all NATO nations stopped buying oil from
Russian and post tarifs on China. That is very unlikely,
says military analys Steve Ganyol.

Speaker 4 (02:19):
A very little chance that those NATO countries that are
still buying oil and gas from Russia will.

Speaker 2 (02:24):
Cooperate, especially hungry in Turkey. So another pass for Putin
is it? Trump himself is saying of the supposed peace effort,
it does take two to tango.

Speaker 3 (02:32):
It's amazing when Putin wants to do it. Zelenski didn't.
When Zelensky wanted to do it, Putin did. Now Zelenski
wants to, and Putin's a question mark.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
Well, some would question where the Putin ever wanted to
take part in cease fire efforts. And there are growing
concerns among even some Republican polligues that Russia is simply
toying with Washington. Meantime, there is a new Russian drone
violation couple of F sixteen fighters were scrambled this weekend
as a Russian and violated Romanian airspace. So last week Poland,
now Romania as NATO faces these growing challenges see Wednesday.

Speaker 1 (03:08):
Richard Arnold stateside Belarus. By the way, while we're in
that eastern part of Europe, a whole bunch of political
prisoners were released over the weekend. This is a deal
they did with Lukashenko, Trump and Lukashenko. So fifty two prisoners,
trade union leaders, journalist activists, all those sort of thing.
There's about a thousand of them still in jail. And
as a result of that, the US will relieve some
of the sanctions on beller Ussian. The airline Belavia Memphis

(03:31):
is your next port of call for the National Guard,
by the way, just to bring you up to speed.
So Washington, apparently that's a tech Chicago. I think they've
arrived in Chicago, but anyway, he's aiming for Memphis next.
And if you look at the crime rate in Memphis,
one of the highest crime rates in America. In Bolsonaro,
I think it was Friday got twenty seven years. The
Americans don't like that either. They see that as a

(03:52):
bit of a stitch up, so they're going to do
something about that, we don't know what. Meantime, Rubio, who
is particularly upset about he's in the middle of Israel
trying to solve that problem at the moment, so it's
not like they're not racking up ere Myles trying to
solve the world's problems.

Speaker 2 (04:04):
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