Well, that didn’t take long. Another left-wing media darling just got caught doing what they do best—spinning sympathy for the wrong side of the story. ABC News reporter Matt Gutman is now doing the public apology dance after he decided it was a good idea to get all misty-eyed over the alleged assassin of conservative leader Charlie Kirk.
Yes, you read that right.
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of trying to kill one of the most prominent conservative voices in America, apparently sent some text messages to his transgender partner. And instead of focusing on the horrifying details of a politically motivated attempted assassination, Gutman chose to zero in on how “intimate” and “touching” those messages were. Seriously.
This is the modern mainstream media in action, folks. When a conservative is the victim, the story suddenly becomes about how we should understand the *feelings* of the attacker. The same media that would have called for a national day of mourning if the roles were reversed is now floating empathy for a would-be killer—as long as the target had the wrong political views.
Let’s be clear: there is nothing “touching” about a person who tried to kill someone for their political beliefs. This isn’t a love story. It’s a crime scene. And yet Gutman, in true corporate media fashion, tried to humanize the criminal while brushing past the attempted murder of a conservative leader. If you needed more proof that the liberal media is completely broken, here it is on a silver platter.
After the backlash hit like a freight train, Gutman issued a damage-control apology, saying he “deeply regrets” his take and that it wasn’t his intention to “sympathize” with the accused assassin. But let’s not pretend this was some slip of the tongue. This was a deliberate editorial choice—a tone, a framing, a narrative. And it’s part of a much bigger pattern.
The media used to report facts. Now they push feelings—selective ones, at that. If a conservative had even sneezed in the direction of a Democrat, the coverage would be wall-to-wall outrage. But when a conservative nearly gets assassinated? Cue the violins for the attacker’s personal struggles.
And let’s not forget: this case isn’t happening in a vacuum. We’re living in a time when political violence from the left is rising—and being excused, downplayed, or even glorified by the very people who claim to be the gatekeepers of truth. The same pundits who spent four years screaming about “threats to democracy” are now romanticizing one.
It’s disgusting. And it’s dangerous.
Gutman’s apology might calm the executives over at ABC, but it doesn’t undo the damage. The media’s job is to inform, not to manipulate emotions to fit a narrative. But when your entire worldview is built around protecting the Left and demonizing the Right, you end up with moments like this—where the attempted murder of a conservative is just another opportunity to push sympathy for the attacker.
And let’s be honest—if this happened to a Democrat, the media would already be erecting statues, holding candlelight vigils, and forming congressional task forces. But because it was Charlie Kirk, the story becomes about the “human side” of his alleged assassin.
This isn’t journalism. It’s propaganda. And America’s waking up to it.