Republican Utah Senator Calls for Public Execution of Charlie Kirk’s Alleged Assassin

U.S. Sen. Mike Lee has called for a public execution of the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

After Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk formally requested a speedy trial in the case against Tyler James Robinson, the Utah senator — who is a member of the Republican Party — wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “Execute Tyler Robinson. In public.”

According to The Blast, the 54-year-old politician made similar statements in the past. He reportedly once wrote, “Tyler Robinson publicly executed Charlie Kirk. Tyler Robinson should be publicly executed.”

Social media users responded to Lee’s recent X post in shock, pointing to Robinson’s constitutional right to a fair trial. “Mike, you are truly a disgrace to your profession and humanity,” one person wrote.

While Robinson is currently facing multiple charges, including one count of aggravated murder, in connection to Kirk’s death at age 31 on September 10, 2025, he has not been found guilty.

The 22-year-old made his first in-person court appearance on December 11, but he has not yet entered a plea. He is being held without bail as the case proceeds through pretrial motions.

Robinson is scheduled to return to court in early February.

According to recent court records filed in Utah, Erika’s attorney, Jeffrey Neiman, invoked the state’s victim rights statute and argued that the legal proceedings have been unnecessarily delayed and that the case should move forward without further postponement. Under Utah law, crime victims are entitled to a timely resolution of criminal cases, a provision that goes beyond federal standards.

Robinson’s attorneys have argued that the local prosecutor should be removed from the case because the daughter of a deputy in the county attorney’s office was present at the rally when Kirk was killed.

Kirk’s sudden death gained national attention after he was killed while speaking at Utah Valley University as part of his American Comeback Tour.

Erika — who shares two young children with her late husband — has spoken out numerous times following the death of the Stop, in the Name of God author.

“I want to encourage you to know and understand something that Charlie knew and understood so deeply,” she said in a speech at Fox Nation’s Patriot Awards in November. “He knew that evil wins when good people stay silent, and so for the rest of my life, I will make sure that I don’t stay silent.”