U.S. President Donald Trump said in a filmed statement from the Oval Office that "for years, radical leftists have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie Kirk to Nazis. They are directly responsible for the terror we are seeing in America today. This must stop now." After Kirk's murder, Trump added that "my administration will find each and every one who contributed to this tragedy. Radical political violence has affected too many people and claimed too many lives. Charlie was a patriot who dedicated his life to the country. He fought for freedom, democracy and justice. I urge the American people to commit to the values by which Charlie lived."