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Charlie Kirk's old assassination tweet surfaces as Cole Allen's manifesto revealed; Erika Kirk breaks down
The WHCD shooting has reignited discussions on 'assassination culture' as Charlie Kirk's old tweet resurfaces amid Cole Allen's manifesto.
The aftermath of the shocking shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) continues to unravel as Charlie Kirk's old tweet resurfaces, referencing “assassination culture” alongside the suspect, Cole Allen's manifesto.
Meanwhile, Erika Kirk, the widow of Chrlie Kirk, who was present at the event, was seen in distress after the shooting scare, saying, “I just want to go home,” as chaos unfolded at the Washington Hilton.
Old tweet from Charlie Kirk references rise in “assassination culture”
As details of the incident and the suspect began emerging, social media users resurfaced a one-year-old post from Charlie Kirk in which he warned about a growing “assassination culture.” In the post, Kirk cited polling claims suggesting a segment of liberals viewed violence against figures like Trump and Elon Musk as “justified.”
Kirk wrote the tweet in reference to the assassination of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare by Luigi Mangione. He wrote, “In California, activists are naming ballot measures after Luigi Mangione.”
The WHCD shooting suspect, Cole Allen, is also a resident of California, where he worked as a teacher and attended college. He was a member of "The Wide Awakes" and is thought to have been present in a "No Kings" demonstration in California.
Kirk further blamed the left in the tweet and wrote, “The left is being whipped into a violent frenzy. Any setback, whether losing an election or losing a court case, justifies a maximally violent response.”
He called the left-wingers a “ticking time bomb” and wrote, “This is the natural outgrowth of left-wing protest culture tolerating violence and mayhem for years on end. The cowardice of local prosecutors and school officials have turned the left into a ticking time bomb.”
Erika Kirk breaks down after the incident
Following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, April 25 at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET, a video that has gone viral online shows Erika Kirk being led out of the event in tears.
In the video, which was posted on social media, she appears to be in distress. She kept saying, "I just want to go home," while crying.
The incident has drawn attention, particularly because her husband, Trump backer Charlie Kirk, was also the victim of the same “assassination culture” he references in his tweet and was shot and killed last year while giving a speech at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025.
Erika Kirk has since taken the reins of his organization TPUSA and has assumed the position of the CEO.
