Every Living Former President Joins Trump in Condemning Charlie Kirk's Assassination

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Source: MEDIAite

Sep 11th, 2025, 6:16 am


The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday prompted a rare show of unity among every living former U.S. president, who joined President Donald Trump in publicly condemning the attack.

Kirk was fatally shot during a student Q&A at Utah Valley University in an attack that reverberated through Washington, with tributes and outrage pouring out across the political spectrum and past presidents releasing statements in the hours afterward.

Each one offered condolences while outright condemning the assassination.

Former President Bill Clinton wrote he was “saddened and angered by Charlie Kirk’s murder,” urging Americans to “redouble our efforts to engage in debate passionately, yet peacefully.”

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Bill Clinton
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I’m saddened and angered by Charlie Kirk’s murder. And I hope we all go through some serious introspection and redouble our efforts to engage in debate passionately, yet peacefully. Hillary and I are keeping Erika, their two young children, and their family in our prayers.
7:06 PM · Sep 10, 2025

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George W. Bush Presidential Center
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Statement by President George W. Bush:

"Today, a young man was murdered in cold blood while expressing his political views. It happened on a college campus, where the open exchange of opposing ideas should be sacrosanct. Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens. May God bless Charlie Kirk and his family, and may God guide America toward civility."
6:58 PM · Sep 10, 2025·

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Barack Obama
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We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
5:26 PM · Sep 10, 2025

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Joe Biden
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There is no place in our country for this kind of violence. It must end now. Jill and I are praying for Charlie Kirk’s family and loved ones.
5:07 PM · Sep 10, 2025

[BootinUp]

1. I thought W made a good effort there

And Bill’s is very good.

[Initech]

2. But Trump won't return the favor.

God forbid he do the right thing for once.

And yes I agree with all of them - this kind of violence has no place in this country.

[Aristus]

3. Meanwhile, the Dead Presidents will just keep going into the pockets of the gun manufacturers,

and the right-wing hate-mongers

[Autumn]

4. The institution must be respected and protected at all cost.

[ananda]

11. Remember, all the old guard Democrats have been seriously groomed..

to respect offices and institutions.

As you can see, even with monsters in charge, and the
Constitution being shredded in front of our eyes, they
have not been able to overcome this.

Bernie, and the new guard, have been good... just
not enough of them.

[yardwork]

35. I have a different take.

I think murdering people is bad, even if the target is also a bad person. It never makes things better. It just leads to more violence.

So I have to say I agree with the former presidents' statements. I see no praise of Kirk in their statements. They are speaking out against political violence and even though some of them come off as hypocritical, there's nothing wrong with their statements per se, in my mind.

[greyl]

5. "Joins Trump" is dubious. nt

[kerouac2]

6. As opposed to what?

Did people think they would be endorsing the shooter?

[Klarkashton]

7. They are really legitimizing a low life asshole.

Honest to God Kirk was a cheap shill hate cult leader.
Why did they feel that these eulogy was appropriate???

[myohmy2]

8. I think...

...I've been insulted...

...

[ananda]

10. This is the only time Bush has spoken out...

and the other times were much more important.

[lastlib]

14. And W speaking on nasty political rhetoric rings pretty hollow to me......

His and Cheney's rhetoric was pretty rabid.

[ananda]

15. And they used tragedies to get us to support their horrible agenda.

I guess it's the Republican way.

[QueerDuck]

12. Obligatory. Perfunctory. How nice.

[lastlib]

19. Yeah, I distinctly remember him telling supporters

"Knock the hell out of 'em" when he was heckled at his rallies. "You can beat the hell out of him, I'll pay your legal fees."

This is the subhuman slug who thinks the violence is out of hand when one of his minions is the target.

[fujiyamasan]

22. Yes, it was shocking at the time wasn't it back in 2016?

Feels quaint now, given the times we’re in.

[Bluetus]

16. It was the least they could do. Literally the least.

These people have been 100% AWOL while Trump has been dismantling our democracy. Hell, Mike Pence has been 100 times more vocal than all 4 of the former Presidents combined.

Trump has been able to do this PRECISELY because people like Obama, Bush, Biden, and Clinton are still acting like things are normal -- and in normal times, a former President just stands quietly in the shadows. They have ALL let the country down. They have a powerful voice and they should be using it AS A UNITED TEAM -- including Cheney, Gore, Quayle, and Pence. If all 8 of the former POTUS and VPOTUS stood together, the media would have to take them seriously.

I am not asking them to agree on policy or to defend their records in office. I am simply saying that we have a bunch of people dismantling our very system on a daily basis. Surely the former 8 should agree on that much.

[DrFunkenstein]

17. Less Than 2 Weeks After Trump Canceled Kamala's Security Detail

Only GOP lives matter for the GOP.

Amazing how it is unrecognizable even from the times of Dubya and Dick Cheney. Just when you think you've hit rock bottom, someone pulls out a bigger shovel.

[niyad]

18. STOP calling it "assassination". Stop using reichwing framing, mediaite.

Notice that even bush did not use that word.

[Polybius]

23. What would you call it then?

An accident?

[niyad]

25. The fucking obvious word, the same one the presidents used. .murder.

MURDER. The insult was uncalled for.

[Polybius]

29. I was a murder, but also an assassination

What insult?

[niyad]

30. We do not know the alleged shooter's motivation.

As for the insult: What would you call it? an accident? When I f'n clearly said, as did the former Presidents, MURDER. MURDER. MURDER. How hard is that to understand?

We KNOW that scumbag kirk was murdered. We do NOT know the motivation. But do keep trying.

[Polybius]

31. I did not mean it as an insult

When you said not to call it an assassination, my question was legitimate. Another poster posted a ridiculous topic asking if it was an accidental discharge. Thankfully, you did not believe that.

[niyad]

32. No, it was NOT legitimate, it WAS an insult, since I very clearly ONLY said not to call it an

assassination without knowing the motive. Nowhere did I decry the word "murder". But, as I said, keep trying.

[Polybius]

33. I wouldn't insult someone that I usually agree with

It was an honest question, and I got my answer. It was exactly after I saw that poster's "maybe it was an accident" post, so it was fresh in mind.

[niyad]

34. I see. I missed that post, so I understand now. I must admit, your original

post surprised me.

[Polybius]

37. Here was the post in question

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220625722

Apologies.

[niyad]

38. Dear Goddess, I completely missed that one. Understood.

Accepted. hugggs

[AllyCat]

20. Murder. They condemn the murder of a non-politician

[Rhiannon12866]

21. Kudos to all the former presidents, if only TFG would look to any of them to understand what is appropriate for a president

To convey to the country.

[Queso Delicioso]

24. Meh.

I get it, they're politicians, they have to say the thing. Even though excising that miserable tumor was a net positive for the country.

[Scrivener7]

26. And Melissa Hortman?

[markpkessinger]

27. That's great so far as it goes . . .

. . . But these same presidents need to forcefully call out Trump's attempts to assign collective guilt for the attack to "the left." That rhetoric is part of an attempt by Trump to criminalize dissent!

[Martin68]

28. Those former presidents should also condemn Trump's violent and inflammatory rhetoric against liberals in the wake of

the shooting.

[yardwork]

36. Yes, I wish they would.