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The confrontation began when the student grabbed the microphone and asked:
STUDENT: âWhy do you support a president who contributes to the rhetoric that got your friend Charlie (Kirk) killed? We saw his rally recently, he said, âI hate my enemiesâŚHe, uh, Stephen Miller said similar things. How can you support him (Trump) when he contributed to getting Charlie killed?â
Kelly didnât hesitate:
KELLY: âAssumes facts not in evidence. What you said is not true.â
The student doubled down, screaming about supposed statistics:
STUDENT (screaming): â70% of political violence is contributed by Republicans. Look it up! The DOJ just pulled it! Theyâre delusional!â
Kelly hit back hard:
KELLY: âThatâs not true. Once you pull the crazies (out of the study) it is overwhelmingly left-wing violence.â
The crowd erupted again.
When the student tried to backpedal, insisting Trump merely âcontributed to the political atmosphere,â Kelly refused to let him rewrite his own accusation:
KELLY: âLetâs just be clear, this guy (Tyler Robinson) was motivated by leftist ideology. We know it from the bullet casings, we know it from the Utah Governor, we know it from his own mother!â
The audience cheered even louder as Kelly pointed directly to the facts.
Desperate, the student tried again:
STUDENT: âEven if thatâs true, letâs say this guy is a leftist, even if thatâs true, does that make it okay for the sitting president of the United States to incite violence against liberals?â
Kelly wasnât having it.
KELLY: âThe president of the United States has not accepted violence against liberals. The president of United States made a joke at the Charlie Kirk Memorial, which was funny and self-deprecating⌠Let me finish. It is completely normal for a politician to be thinking about his political fights. And, by the way, Trump has every right to loathe his enemies. They tried to put him in jail for the rest of his life, they tried to bankrupt him, they tried to put his family in jail, and they tried to kill him!â
The crowd exploded in applause as the student tried to pivot to Jack Smith â only for Kelly to wave him off and end the debate.
By the time the dust settled, it wasnât even close. Kelly had delivered a masterclass in dismantling left-wing talking points â and the audience knew it.
