Proud To Be An American
Governor Cox of Utah made the following statement upon announcement of the arrest of Charlie Kirk’s killer:
“This is certainly about the tragic death, political assassination of Charlie Kirk. But it is also much bigger than an attack on an individual,” Cox said. “It is an attack on all of us. It is an attack on the American experiment. It is an attack on our ideals. This cuts to the very foundation of who we are, of who we have been, and who we could be in better times.”
Governor Cox’s reference to “better times” is important here. The Governor is showing infinitely more humanity than the leader of his party.
Note: Within 48 hours he had retracted most of this statement, no doubt caused by pressure applied by the White House…