President Donald Trump watched a New York Yankees game from behind bulletproof glass on Thursday as America continued to reel from the sickening assassination of his friend Charlie Kirk.
A suspect was taken into custody on Thursday night and announced to the public the next morning as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. The Utah native is a confirmed radical leftist who complained that Kirk, one of the most prominent conservative public figures in the U.S., was "full of hate."
The assassination has impacted Trump, a good friend of Kirk, on a personal level. The president has announced that he will posthumously award Kirk the highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Yankees held a moment of silence for Kirk, who is being mourned at vigils all across the country, at Thursday's match against the Detroit Tigers, where Trump was in attendance behind panes of bulletproof glass.
There were "numerous snipers pictured overlooking the ballpark," the Sun noted.
Trump was in New York to commemorate the 24th anniversary of 9/11. The somber mood of the day was heightened by fresh shock and grief over the murder of Kirk, a 31-year-old husband and father.
“Kirk founded the youth activist group ‘Turning Point USA’ and had become a fixture on college campuses,” the Yankees' account posted on X.
“Charlie Kirk, a husband and father of two children, was 31 years old.”
Trump was met with loud applause at Thursday's game as he was shown on the Jumbotron. His entourage included fellow New Yorkers in his political circle, including EPA Director and ex-Long Island Congressman Lee Zeldin and House Rep. Nicole Malliotakis.
Kirk's assassination has fueled concern about a rise in political violence, and Trump is leaving no doubt about his feelings on the topic.
In a Fox News interview Friday morning, Trump said the blame rests with the radical left -- not the right.
"The radicals on the left are the problem," Trump said, "and they're vicious and they're horrible and they're politically savvy, although they want men and women sports, they want transgender for everyone, they want open borders."
While the wound of his friend's murder is still fresh, Trump can take comfort in knowing that the shooter has been apprehended. But there is still plenty of hatred out there.
In a troubling development, a member of the Secret Service was caught glorifying Kirk's assassination. The person, who was suspended, made a post suggesting that "karma" got to Kirk for his "hate and racism."
