{"id":277870,"date":"2025-09-13T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-charlie-kirks-killing-a-dangerous-moment-for-america-bbc-americast\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T23:00:13","slug":"is-charlie-kirks-killing-a-dangerous-moment-for-america-bbc-americast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-charlie-kirks-killing-a-dangerous-moment-for-america-bbc-americast\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Charlie Kirk&#8217;s killing a dangerous moment for America? | BBC Americast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kL4X89kWHt0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is Charlie Kirk's killing a dangerous moment for America? | BBC Americast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kL4X89kWHt0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Charlie Kirk, the right-wing influencer and trusted ally of Donald Trump has been shot dead while speaking with students at a university in Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk was one of the most prominent conservative activists and media personalities in the United States, and a trusted ally of Donald Trump. Many credit his influence &#8211; particularly with young people &#8211; as a key reason behind Trump\u2019s victory in last year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>The president, visibly angry and upset, delivered a message to the nation last night in which he described Kirk\u2019s killing as a \u201cdark moment for America\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Justin, Sarah and Marianna assess who Charlie Kirk really was. what made him so successful and how dangerous a moment this could be for America as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>HOSTS:<br \/>\n\u2022 Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter<br \/>\n\u2022 Sarah Smith, North America Editor<br \/>\n\u2022 Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Senior Correspondent<\/p>\n<p>GET IN TOUCH:<br \/>\n\u2022 Join our online community: https:\/\/discord.gg\/qSrxqNcmRB<br \/>\n\u2022 Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480<br \/>\n\u2022 Email Americast@bbc.co.uk<br \/>\n\u2022 Or use #Americast<\/p>\n<p>This episode was made by Purvee Pattni, George Dabby, Alix Pickles, Rufus Gray. 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