Utah Governor: Kirk’s Assassin ‘Deeply Indoctrinated with Leftist Ideology’

Tyler Robinson, the alleged murderer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was “deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology,” a preliminary investigation revealed according to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.

Cox noted that Robinson’s political leanings had since become “very clear to us and to the investigators” in an interview with The Wall Street Journal — after Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday at Utah Valley University.

At a recent family dinner, Robinson had mused over the conservative activist’s first stop of his American Comeback tour at the Orem campus, which was about a three hour drive from the alleged sniper’s home.

The now-alleged shooter — who is not registered with any political party — had discussed how he “didn’t like” Kirk or “the viewpoints he had,” with a relative who responded that the now-slain 31-year-old Turning Point USA leader was “full of hate and spreading hate,” according to Cox and an affidavit.

“They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints that he had,” the Republican governor added during a press conference Friday.

Moments before he was struck with a single bullet in the neck, the father of two young kids had been answering a question about mass shootings carried out by transgender people.

Evidence found at the scene of the fatal shooting provided a glimpse at a gunman with connections to left-leaning internet culture, including bullet casings that were retrieved bearing the phrase ‘Hey fascist! Catch!’

Other casings had etchings that read “if you read this, you are gay lmao” and the Italian phrase, “Bella Ciao,” which has roots in the anti-fascist movement during World War II but has since become popular on TikTok.

Robinson’s roommate also presented Discord messages from a contact named “Tyler” that discussed the need to retrieve a rifle.

The alleged murderer’s Mauser model 98 bolt-action rifle with a scope mounted on it was found in a wooded area not far from the Utah university.

The accused killer attended a Mormon church “when he was younger,” a neighbor who knew the Robinson family told The Post Friday.

His parents — Matt Robinson and Amber Jones Robinson — have been identified as registered Republicans.

“I just know them as very good people,” Alanea Shaw told Fox 13 Salt Lake City of the Robinson family.

“They are quiet and kind of keep to themselves a lot, but whenever I’ve needed anything, they’ve been able to come over and help, very graciously and kindly.”

Robinson, 22, had received a scholarship to attend Utah State after having gotten top marks on his ACT exam and a perfect GPA, the Journal reported.

At age 15, he had apparently developed enough online literacy to have dressed up as “some guy from a meme” for Halloween, according to posts on Facebook from his mother.

One post showed Robinson wearing headphones and using a new computer and accessories he had “been wanting” and apparently gotten as a gift on Christmas Day 2013.

Robinson was turned in by his dad through a minister who was a family friend after having revealed to his father that he’d rather kill himself than surrender, law enforcement sources said.

Ghoulish liberals appallingly celebrated Kirk’s assassination, while even some Democratic lawmakers and officials blamed the conservative and Trump’s MAGA movement for the bloodshed.

Others claimed the alleged killer’s family’s ties to the Republican Party absolved the political left of any responsibility.

Rep. Dave Min (D-Calif.) posted Friday night — without evidence— that “the Charlie Kirk assassin has been identified as MAGA.”

“I’m sure Donald Trump, Elon Musk and all the insane GOP politicians who called for retribution against the ‘RADICAL LEFT’ will now shift their focus to stopping the toxic violence of the RADICAL RIGHT,” Min wrote on X.

In videotaped remarks posted Wednesday night after Kirk’s death, Trump lashed out at the “radical left” for having compared “wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world’s worst mass murderers and criminals.”

Viral videos circulating on social media in the days since the murder have also shown prominent Democratic politicians — including Vice President Kamala Harris — calling Trump a “fascist.”

One such video posted by the Republican National Committee has racked up nearly 2 million views.

Trump in his address to the nation stated: “This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we’re seeing in our country today, and it must stop right now.”

Kirk was struck in the neck by a single bullet and jerked back in pain, according to horrific videos that instantly spread across the incident. He was rushed to a hospital for emergency surgery after having lost a lot of blood.

Cox urged Americans not to watch the footage.

“We are not wired as human beings — biologically, historically — we have not evolved in a way that we are capable of processing those types of violent imagery,” he said at the press conference Friday.

The Utah governor also added that “social media is a cancer on our society right now.”

“I would encourage people to log off, turn off, touch grass, hug a family member, go out and do good in your community,” he implored the thousands of listeners who logged on to watch the news conference.