"Look, obviously, I didn't know Charlie Kirk. I was generally aware of some of his ideas. I think those ideas were wrong; but that doesn't negate the fact that what happened was a tragedy and that I mourn for him and his family. He's a young man with two small children and a wife who and a huge number of friends and supporters who cared about him and so we have to extend grace to people during their period of mourning and shock."
"Mourning for the family, Obama added, doesn't mean one can't also criticize Kirk's views: We can also, at the same time, say that I disagree with the idea that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a mistake. That's not that's not me politicizing the issue. It's making an observation about who are we as a country. I can say that I disagree with the suggestion that my wife or Justice Jackson does not have adequate brain processing power."
Former President Barack Obama called for grace toward Charlie Kirk's wife, two young children, friends, and supporters after Kirk's fatal shooting at Utah Valley University. Obama said he was aware of Kirk's ideas and believed they were wrong, but emphasized that the killing remained a tragedy deserving mourning. Obama warned against celebrating the death and urged empathy for the family's shock. Obama added that mourning does not preclude criticizing Kirk's views, explicitly rejecting claims that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a mistake and condemning insults toward his wife and Justice Jackson and conspiratorial claims about replacing whites.
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