Rep. Dave Min (D-CA) was slammed on Saturday after he falsely claimed the suspect in Charlie Kirk‘s assassination was “MAGA” and part of what he dubbed the “RADICAL RIGHT.”
Min made the bizarre claim on Friday, the day officials arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as the suspect in the killing of Kirk. Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) has said it is “very clear” Robinson was “deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology,” and one family member interviewed by officials said Robinson openly talked about his belief that Kirk was “full of hate and spreading hate.”
Still, Min has kept his post up on X as of Saturday night, which says, “Now that the Charlie Kirk assassin has been identified as MAGA, I’m sure Donald Trump, Elon Musk and all the insane GOP politicians who called for retribution against the ‘RADICAL LEFT’ will now shift their focus to stopping the toxic violence of the RADICAL RIGHT.”
Min was quickly trashed by Republicans, including the National Republican Congressional Committee, which called the California Democrat “unhinged, drunk, and disgraceful.”
“Unhinged conspiracy theorist Dave Min is spewing lies and exploiting a tragedy to score cheap political points. Besides being a drunk, Min is reckless, disgraceful, and a pathetic excuse for a Congressman who will say anything to distract from his own failures. Californians deserve better,” NRCC spokesman Christian Martinez said in a statement on Saturday.
Harmeet Dhillon, who serves in the civil rights division at the Department of Justice, also blasted Min.
“You are a foul liar, and a reprehensible person,” Dhillon posted on X alongside Min’s statement.
Despite Min’s claim, recent reporting has indicated that investigators are looking into the other side of the political spectrum as they dig for a motive.
According to Axios, officials are investigating whether Robinson believed Kirk’s views on gender identity were “hateful,” after it was revealed on Saturday that Robinson’s roommate identifies as transgender.
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They are also looking into left-wing groups in Utah, where Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at a college event, to see if they had any knowledge of Robinson’s plans or if they gave him material support after.
Min is a freshman lawmaker in the House after previously serving in the California Senate for four years. He had initially condemned the “horrifying” assassination of Kirk before jumping into speculation about the suspect.
