Rutgers University: The Study Behind Political Violence Debates

Showing 6 Rutgers University videos from Charlie Kirk's video collection.

A Rutgers University study on political violence became a frequently cited data point in commentary following Charlie Kirk's assassination, with Border Czar Tom Homan citing findings that more than half of left-leaning survey respondents said violence against political figures can be justified under some circumstances. Pastor Lance Wallnau separately references the same Rutgers research while describing Kirk as what he calls the first martyr of a broader religious and political awakening, using the study's findings to argue that dangerous rhetoric had already normalized political violence among segments of the left before the shooting occurred. Homan connects this data to what he describes as a documented rise of over a thousand percent in attacks against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, arguing both trends reflect the same underlying pattern. Separately in this material, suspect Tyler Robinson's own charging documents describe a stated political motive tied to his view that Kirk spread hate, while a congressional subcommittee hearing on political violence more broadly featured sharply divided testimony over whether left-wing or right-wing extremism poses the greater current threat, a dispute the hearing did not resolve.