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Charlie Kirk’s memorial and Trump’s attack on free speech
Since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, there’s been raging debate in the US about free speech.
At a memorial for him in Arizona, President Trump described Mr Kirk as a ‘martyr for American freedom’ while simultaneously attacking the likes of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, whose show was suspended last week over comments he made about Kirk’s death.
Today, Zack Beauchamp, a senior correspondent at Vox, on how Trump is deploying the authoritarian play book.
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox senior correspondent
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