Former President Obama’s assertion that the nation is in the middle of a “political crisis” is one of his strongest interventions in recent times — and is itself a demonstration of how much American reactions to the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing have split along predictable lines.

Obama contended that the country was at an “inflection point” during his remarks Tuesday evening.

Kirk, the staunchly conservative activist and provocateur, was killed six days previously while giving remarks at Utah Valley University.

Since then, President Trump and other members of his administration have suggested they will crack down hard on liberal or left-leaning organizations that they believe foment division, as well as people who they contend have been insufficiently respectful to Kirk’s memory.

There is no evidence that the suspect in Kirk’s murder, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was working in conjunction with anyone else to allegedly carry out the killing. Text messages between Robinson and his partner, released by prosecutors on Tuesday, seemingly show the suspect confessing to the killing and saying, regarding Kirk, “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

The messages also show his partner reacting in shock to the de facto confession. They leave little doubt that Robinson was acting alone.

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