Conversations after Kirk shooting should be about radicalization, not polarization: Sarah Beford

Published September 16, 2025 1:01pm ET



Washington Examiner Investigative Editor Sarah Bedford said conversations about today’s political climate should focus on radicalization, not polarization, following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Bedford argued on NewsNation’s Balance that political division isn’t a new problem in the United States. She said the nation has been divided for decades.

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