Horrified to learn of the assassination of Turning Point USA Co-Founder and activist Charlie Kirk.  We are not going to solve any of our nation’s problems through violence and terrorism.

That’s what the assassin who did this was attempting to do: silence the First Amendment rights of Freedom of Speech of someone he disagreed with.

That’s not what America is all about!  Tomorrow, we are commemorating the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attack on September 11th on our values of freedom, tolerance and democracy.

There’s no difference between what the terrorists did on 9/11 and what the terrorist who killed Charlie Kirk did today!

It must be extremely frustrating that they can never destroy the idea of freedom and liberty.  That’s why we commemorate tomorrow because you may tear down buildings and kill innocent people, but you will never destroy the ideas contained in our constitution and bill of rights. They are inalienable and come from a higher power.

We can disagree passionately about politics and culture, but we can’t allow our country to devolve into madness and violence. That’s never the way. We are better than that. 

Remember what Lincoln said: let’s listen to “the better angels of our nature.”

My deepest prayers go out to Charlie Kirk’s family and many friends and supporters and to our nation for peace and healing.