CNN Minimizes Transgender Messaging On Ammo Linked To Charlie Kirk Murder

CNN on Thursday appeared to downplay anti-fascist and transgender messaging on ammunition reportedly discovered in a wooded area near Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Authorities found ammunition from a rifle used in the Utah Valley University (UVU) assassination with messaging described as pro-transgender and anti-fascist, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing anonymous sources. However, CNN reported that “Sources say a range of phrases related to cultural issues were found scrawled on a rifle and ammunition, but it’s not yet clear if they point to a motive.”

“CNN’s reporting reflected the information we had at the time,” a CNN spokesperson told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. “As we are able to confirm additional details, we will update our reporting accordingly.”

Authorities are still searching for the perpetrator after two subjects were arrested and released. Police initially arrested George Zinn and then Zachariah Qureshi after Kirk was shot in the neck during a TPUSA event, but both had “no current ties” to the murder, the FBI and Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) said in a joint