ABC Reporter Apologizes for Calling Texts From Kirk’s Alleged Murderer ‘Very Touching’

Matt Gutman said he regrets that his words did not make clear that he condemned the murder of Charlie Kirk.
ABC Reporter Apologizes for Calling Texts From Kirk’s Alleged Murderer ‘Very Touching’
A Charlie Kirk memorial at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 16, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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An ABC reporter apologized on Sept. 17 after describing text messages authorities say were exchanged between Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer and the man’s boyfriend as “very touching.”

“Yesterday I tried to underscore the jarring contrast between this cold blooded assassination of Charlie Kirk - a man who dedicated his life to public dialogue - and the personal, disturbing texts read aloud by the Utah County Attorney at the press conference,” Matt Gutman wrote on X.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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