Spencer Cox: “We felt vulnerable, betrayed, and just really down at that…”

“Why do you think it was important to do that? Well, it was obviously a terrible time in our nation's history, a tragic day for the Kirk family and for our state in particular. We felt vulnerable, betrayed, and just really down at that moment [after the assassination of Charlie Kirk]. And it felt like a potential pivot point in our history. As a student of history, I've read about political assassinations in the past and I've watched the documentaries.” (01:48–01:55)

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