Katie Couric Tries, and Fails, to Get John Fetterman to Condemn Charlie Kirk

COURIC Do you think ░░░░░░░░ flag should have been ░░░░░░░░ at half staff Do ░░░░░░░░ think his body should ░░░░░░░░ been flown on Air ░░░░░░░░ Two Do you think ░░░░░░░░ should have posthumously be ░░░░░░░░ the Presidential Medal of ░░░░░░░░ I think some people ░░░░░░░░ that that was perhaps ░░░░░░░░ the top in terms ░░░░░░░░ mourning someone like Charlie ░░░░░░░░ How did you feel ░░░░░░░░ that Fetterman I d ░░░░░░░░ that that was his ░░░░░░░░ and his prerogative and ░░░░░░░░ was really entirely up ░░░░░░░░ him COURIC Did you ░░░░░░░░ any issues now in ░░░░░░░░ over some of the ░░░░░░░░ that Charlie Kirk said ░░░░░░░░ some of the rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ used during his life ░░░░░░░░ I didn t agree ░░░░░░░░ much of it I ░░░░░░░░ t closely follow his ░░░░░░░░ kinds of views but ░░░░░░░░ did COURIC I m ░░░░░░░░ you learned about them ░░░░░░░░ his death though Fetterman ░░░░░░░░ I haven t done ░░░░░░░░ deep dive on it ░░░░░░░░ know I described I ░░░░░░░░ we ve all seen ░░░░░░░░ terrible video Perhaps if ░░░░░░░░ ve seen the actual ░░░░░░░░ I have and it ░░░░░░░░ like appalling And that ░░░░░░░░ part of the political ░░░░░░░░ And from what I ░░░░░░░░ saying it s like ░░░░░░░░ s unacceptable and engaging ░░░░░░░░ a debate and views ░░░░░░░░ strongly disagree on that ░░░░░░░░ part of the American ░░░░░░░░ And for me that ░░░░░░░░ never justify what s ░░░░░░░░ and I just chose ░░░░░░░░ to take the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ argue his views after ░░░░░░░░ lost his father in ░░░░░░░░ most violent public way ░░░░░░░░ mean so that s ░░░░░░░░ would say the equivalent ░░░░░░░░ equivalent on the left ░░░░░░░░ be say Mr Piker ░░░░░░░░ strongly disagree with his ░░░░░░░░ but I would I ░░░░░░░░ appalled if something like ░░░░░░░░ happened to him Oh ░░░░░░░░ God I mean that ░░░░░░░░ you know like we ░░░░░░░░ to we have to ░░░░░░░░ in better ways where ░░░░░░░░ know you re going ░░░░░░░░ solve it by shooting ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ kinds of rhetoric we ░░░░░░░░ to turn the temperature ░░░░░░░░ Extreme rhetoric makes it ░░░░░░░░ for extreme reactions or ░░░░░░░░ justify them COURIC I ░░░░░░░░ some people might say ░░░░░░░░ Kirk s rhetoric was ░░░░░░░░ You know I think ░░░░░░░░ s the conversation that ░░░░░░░░ People condemned political violence ░░░░░░░░ they also felt a ░░░░░░░░ deal of discomfort with ░░░░░░░░ language suggesting that these ░░░░░░░░ of words lead to ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ m just kind of ░░░░░░░░ my observations as I ░░░░░░░░ the conversations unfold Fetterman ░░░░░░░░ I agree I mean ░░░░░░░░ think we agree that ░░░░░░░░ probably didn t agree ░░░░░░░░ much of what he ░░░░░░░░ but and I think ░░░░░░░░ I m sure we ░░░░░░░░ agree that you shouldn ░░░░░░░░ shoot people you know ░░░░░░░░ you shouldn t execute ░░░░░░░░ in public And that ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ things must be true ░░░░░░░░ free speech I m ░░░░░░░░ absolute free speech guy ░░░░░░░░ you have the right ░░░░░░░░ say these things And ░░░░░░░░ definitely also have the ░░░░░░░░ not to get shot ░░░░░░░░ sharing your views.”