Watch the moment GB News’s Martin Daubney wells up and admits “I’m finding it hard to keep a straight face” as Charlie Kirk’s tragic death is discussed.
Women’s rights activist Kellie-Jay Keen had been speaking to Martin about what the assassination of Mr Kirk and whether such acts of violence could become more prevalent on British soil.
Ms Keen raised one point which provoked an emotional response from Martin as the interview drew to its conclusion.
She said: “I just want to remind Keir Starmer that he is governing over a country where people are getting arrested for words.
Martin Daubney welled up during the emotional discussion
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“We need fast action about what the police can police and how they police. It’s a real shame this has happened but if we don’t learn lessons from it, it’s more than shameful.
“There’s people on the left saying, ‘we don’t know who has done this’ but what we do know in the aftermath of this, when the body was not cold, when he was shot in front of his wife and children, we know people on the left were celebrating.
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“What a sociopathic, demented response. We should all be very, very afraid.”
Martin thanked Ms Keen for joining GB News before admitting he was having a hard time staying composed.
Martin Daubney was speaking to women's rights activist Kellie Jay-Keen
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He then appeared to well up as he drew in the advertisement break.
Mr Kirk, 31, became a prominent conservative voice in the US owing to his work which included the establishment of campaign group Turning Point USA.
He also fought for free speech and became a regular fixture on university campuses across the country where he would debate students.
He was fatally wounded while addressing an audience at an Utah Valley University campus event yesterday.
Charlie Kirk was speaking at a campus event in Utah when he was killed | REUTERSHis death was confirmed by President Donald Trump through a Truth Social post approximately an hour later, marking the loss of one of his most prominent supporters and advisers.
President Trump expressed profound grief through a Truth Social post, describing Kirk as "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk."
He emphasised Mr Kirk's unique connection with American youth, stating "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie."
Footage captured during the incident revealed Mr Kirk seated on a stool before spectators when a bullet struck him.
The projectile hit his neck, causing him to jerk backwards from the impact.
Mr Kirk established Turning Point USA in 2012, transforming it into an influential nationwide campus organisation that surpassed conventional university Republican groups in reach and impact.
The network expanded rapidly under his leadership, becoming a dominant force in conservative student activism.
His political significance extended beyond campus organising. Mr Kirk served as a crucial political surrogate and strategic adviser within Trump's movement, wielding considerable influence in conservative circles.