Charlie Kirk’s death impacts nation’s political discourse | On the Record, Sept. 14, 2025

 Conservative political analyst Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week as he spoke to a crowd gathered in a courtyard at Utah Valley University.

Less than 48 hours later, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox identified a suspect arrested as Tyler Robinson.

In this week’s episode of On The Record, political consultants Jason Shepherd and Fred Hicks discuss the latest act of political violence to convulse the United States.

Also in this week’s show:

• Former Atlanta state senator Jason Esteves gives a one-on-one interview about his historic Georgia gubernatorial campaign

• Former state lawmaker Mesha Mainor enters the race for Georgia’s next schools superintendent
• Last week’s immigration operation at a southeast Georgia Hyundai plant continues to have political reverberations

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