Kirk’s assassination sparked a nationwide conversation about political violence, in which host Piers Morgan said the rhetoric of the “woke left” when describing President Donald Trump holds some blame.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“There is little doubt to me that the constant rhetoric on the left, the woke left \u2014 let me be specific to where I think a lot of the blame lies \u2014 ever since Donald Trump came into power in 2016, has been this relentless use of the phrases \u2018Hitler,\u2019 \u2018Nazis,\u2019 \u2018fascists\u2019 about Trump and about Trump’s supporters,”Morgan said.<\/a><\/p>\n He added that the repeated rhetoric from the progressive left over the past nine years seeps into the minds of impressionable young people, convincing them it\u2019s their responsibility to prevent America from falling to supposed modern-day Nazis, fascists, or another Hitler. He said this mindset contributed to what happened with Charlie Kirk<\/a>.<\/p>\n DAVID MARCUS: DEMOCRATS MUST STOP THEIR DEADLY ANTI-FASCISM COSPLAY<\/a><\/p>\n CHICAGO, IL – MARCH 12: Activist Cornel West speaks at Operation Rainbow Push prior to a visit by Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on March 12, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Residents in Illinois go to the polls on March 15 for their state’s primary.\u00a0 (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n “Do you agree that this language, this relentless, in my view, woeful misuse, particularly of the word \u2018Nazi,\u2019 towards Trump and his supporters, is part of the problem?,” Morgan asked West.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Well, I think part of the deeper problem though, brother Pierce, is that the organized greed and weaponized hatred and routinized indifference toward the vulnerable has come together in such a way that it has eroded the sources of character formation, so that integrity, honesty, decency and self-critical sensibilities in of individuals and groups is more and more disappearing,” West responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n West went on to argue that hatred is “promiscuous” in that it can be found among any group or political ideology, but argued the current environment is one where such qualities have become lethal.\u00a0<\/p>\n Fellow panelist and “Whatever” podcast co-host Andrew Wilson challenged West, accusing him of having referred to Trump\u2019s administration as a neo-fascist movement.<\/p>\n “Yes indeed, you\u2019re absolutely right,” West replied as both began shouting at each other, with West arguing he should be able to make the case on-air.<\/p>\n NETWORKS CAN’T FIND ANY BLAME FOR THE LEFT IN CHARLIE KIRK’S MURDER<\/a><\/p>\n Progressive activist Cornel West has a history of using the term “neo-fascist” to condemn political opposition. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/p>\n After Wilson argued that people sharing rhetoric like that are what got Kirk killed, West denied the accusation, arguing “there are such a thing as neo-fascists.”<\/p>\n West then turned against Morgan, arguing that Morgan was more interested in making money with this panel rather than having a legitimate dialogue, because he was allowing people to interrupt each other. West said that while he sees Charlie Kirk as having been made in the image of God just like any other human being, he objects to how the discussion is being handled.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s a joke, man! It\u2019s not worth it!” West said as he got up from his seat. When he was challenged further about accusations of neo-fascism, West replied by citing Kirk\u2019s criticism of the legacy of the Civil Rights Act<\/a> and his criticism of Martin Luther King Jr. and stormed off set.<\/p>\n After he left, Morgan argued that it is “farcical to quit a debate where we’re literally debating about the importance of free speech and being able to listen to each other’s opinions.”<\/p>\n![\"Cornell](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cornell-west-speaks.png\")
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