As Twitchy reported on Thursday, CNN was being VERY careful about its reporting on the phrases Charlie Kirk's assassin had etched onto the bullet casings, saying that there was a range of phrases related to "cultural issues." Cultural issues like, "Hey fascist, catch"?
On CNN's "Table for Five," Juliette Kayyem, CNN senior national security analyst and former assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, says she doesn't think we know the meaning of the assassin's message and further, "you're not going to divine a perfect motive."
"The point is, who cares?" Seriously?
🚨NEW: CNN Analyst Juliette Kayyem *LOSES IT* when GOP Strategist @LTrover points out that alleged Charlie Kirk assassin espoused anti-fascist messaging🚨
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) September 13, 2025
KAYYEM: "I don't think we know the meaning of his message."
TROVER: "'Bella ciao' is an anti-fascist thing. It says… pic.twitter.com/GJw8KaQsvO
The post continues:
It says 'fascist, catch this.' What are you talking about!?"
KAYYEM: "This was my point, not yours. The point is, who cares!?"
@DailyCaller
I care
— Ras (@slkrch698) September 13, 2025
What difference, at this point, does it make? Kayyem is more worried about President Donald Trump denouncing all political violence.
The Democratic playbook
— SciFiScorpio (@SciFiScorpio) September 13, 2025
Backtrack → Deceive → Shift blame
They meltdown everytime 🤪 pic.twitter.com/H7kQQ5m4Ib
— Marlon East Of The Pecos (@Darksideleader2) September 13, 2025
You can tell she doesn’t even believe what she’s saying which is why she goes to “who cares”
— BoredClint.eth (@BoredClint) September 13, 2025
Sounds familiar… pic.twitter.com/ajLSVckS9n
— MMH🇺🇸 (@MarleneHudson2) September 13, 2025
Narcissistic people will never admit they are wrong
— Greg (@gophergolfer40) September 13, 2025
The MENTAL GYMNASTICS is WILD!
— Gina Milan (@ginamilan_) September 13, 2025
The point she doesn't want to concede is: yes the left wing politicians say those words but we are just trying to manipulate and fearmonger the base so they vote for us. It works so we do it. Not our fault they're gullible.
— bgill (@bgill12971631) September 13, 2025
It's all a game to them.
Do they realize how dumb their argument sounds here? “We don’t know the meaning of “hey fascist, catch this” ON A BULLET. @TheDemocrats are in a trash can right now.
— Nicholas Cage III (@Juiceman1492) September 13, 2025
They are trying to reframe it. Don't let them.
— Mike (@Mike34925170) September 13, 2025
She's completely lost. "All we're getting is this spin up," she says, ironically.
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