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As Trump Vows Vengeance, Utah’s Governor Calls to Lower the Temperature

“At some point, we have to find an off-ramp, or it’s going to get much, much worse,” Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, said of political violence after a suspect was caught in the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah called for tolerance and forgiveness during a news conference at Utah Valley University on Friday.

Charlie Kirk’s Killing Tests Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s Plea

Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah has called for politicians to tone down their rhetoric. The assassination of Charlie Kirk is challenging the limits of that high-minded approach.

© Niki Chan Wylie for The New York Times

Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah at a news conference at Utah Valley University after Charlie Kirk, C.E.O. and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on campus on Wednesday.
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