{"id":37999,"date":"2025-09-12T17:11:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37999"},"modified":"2025-09-12T17:11:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:11:53","slug":"charlie-kirk-suspects-chilling-donald-trump-halloween-costume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37999","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk suspect&#8217;s chilling Donald Trump Halloween costume"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ctx_content p402_premium\" data-type=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"clearfix hR new-style\">\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/1200x712\/secondary\/2234-432164.avif?r=1757691536571\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/1200x712\/secondary\/2234-432164.webp?r=1757691536571\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/1200x712\/secondary\/2234-432164.jpg?r=1757691536571\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/674x400\/secondary\/2234-432164.avif?r=1757691536571\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/674x400\/secondary\/2234-432164.webp?r=1757691536571\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/674x400\/secondary\/2234-432164.jpg?r=1757691536571\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/940x\/secondary\/2234-432164.avif?r=1757691536571\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/940x\/secondary\/2234-432164.webp?r=1757691536571\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/940x\/secondary\/2234-432164.jpg?r=1757691536571\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/590x\/secondary\/2234-432164.avif?r=1757691536571\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"screen\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/590x\/secondary\/2234-432164.webp?r=1757691536571\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"screen\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" title=\"Tyler-Robinson costume\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/590x\/secondary\/2234-432164.jpg?r=1757691536571\" alt=\"Tyler-Robinson costume\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/1200x712\/secondary\/2234-432164.jpg?r=1757691536571\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Tyler Robinson wore a Donald Trump costume for Halloween years before allegedly shooting Charlie Kirk <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Facebook)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Years before he was accused of fatally shooting <a href=\"\/news\/us-news\/183504\/charlie-kirk-assassination-shooter-still-missing-authorities-urge-public-info\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>, alleged gunman, Tyler Robinson, was seen wearing a <a href=\"\/latest\/donald-trump\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">Donald Trump<\/a> Halloween costume on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Robinson, 22, has been identified <a href=\"\/news\/politics\/183287\/charlie-kirk-uvu-event-erupts\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">as the gunman who fatally shot Kirk<\/a> while the conservative activist was speaking at a public debate event at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/utah\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Utah<\/a> Valley University on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In a now-deleted Facebook post, believed to have been shared by Robinson&#8217;s mother, there was a 2017 photo of Robinson with his siblings wearing their Halloween costumes.<\/p>\n<p>Wearing a red shirt, Robinson could be seen in one photo in a costume that appeared to show him sitting on the shoulders of President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Happy Halloween! So weird not trick or treating with the boys this year,&#8221; Robinson&#8217;s mother wrote on the post. &#8220;Off they go!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/1200x712\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.avif?r=1757691536583\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/1200x712\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.webp?r=1757691536583\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/1200x712\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.jpg?r=1757691536583\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/674x400\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.avif?r=1757691536583\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/674x400\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.webp?r=1757691536583\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/674x400\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.jpg?r=1757691536583\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/940x\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.avif?r=1757691536583\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/940x\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.webp?r=1757691536583\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/940x\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.jpg?r=1757691536583\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/590x\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.avif?r=1757691536583\" type=\"image\/avif\" media=\"screen\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/590x\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.webp?r=1757691536583\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"screen\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" title=\"Tyler Robinson Costume\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/590x\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.jpg?r=1757691536583\" alt=\"Tyler Robinson Costume\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/10\/1200x712\/secondary\/Screenshot-2025-09-12-at-11-01-36-AM-v1-432167.jpg?r=1757691536583\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Robinson&#8217;s mother shared the photo on Facebook for the holiday in 2017 <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Facebook)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/utah\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Utah<\/a> Governor Spencer Cox said in a press conference on Friday that Robinson reached out to a family friend after the shooting and either <a href=\"\/news\/politics\/183296\/charlie-kirk-shooting-uvu-video\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">allegedly confessed or implied to have committed the incident<\/a>. The family friend contacted police.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We got him,&#8221; said Cox.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators were able to identify Robinson through footage of the suspect arriving on the campus in a Dodge Challenger at approximately 8:29 a.m. on September 10, the governor said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DON&#8217;T MISS&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/news\/us-news\/183471\/fbi-releases-damning-video-charlie-kirk-s-killer-escaping-after-shooting-maga-host\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">FBI releases damning video of Charlie Kirk&#8217;s killer escaping after shooting MAGA host<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/news\/politics\/183288\/Charlie-Kirk-dead-shot-live-updates-killer\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">Charlie Kirk dead: LIVE updates as FBI finds &#8216;college age&#8217; shooter&#8217;s rifle in wooded area<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/news\/us-news\/183511\/Mary-Trump-claims-Putin-ignores-Donald-as-world-leaders-show-no-respect\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">Putin &#8216;ignores&#8217; Trump as world leaders show no respect<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>A family friend also told investigators that Robinson had &#8220;become more political in recent years,&#8221; said Cox. &#8220;The family member referenced a recent incident in which Robinson came to dinner prior to September 10, and in the conversation with another family member, Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They talked about why they didn&#8217;t like him and the viewpoints he had.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mantis-recommender-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<p>Robinson&#8217;s roommate was also interviewed, showing authorities messages the suspect allegedly wrote on Discord. Messages associated with the name Tyler state &#8220;a need to retrieve a rifle from a drop point, leaving the rifle in a bush,&#8221; engraving bullets, &#8220;having left the rifle wrapped in a towel,&#8221; and &#8220;a mention of a scope and the rifle being unique,&#8221; said Cox.<\/p>\n<p>A Mauser model 9830 odd six caliber, 36 caliber bolt action rifle with a scope mounted on top was discovered in a wooded area just off the university campus, said Cox.<\/p>\n<p>The bullet casings were engraved, with one of them referencing the Italian folk song, Bella Ciao. Another one read &#8220;Hey fascists! Catch,&#8221; and a third read, &#8220;If you read this, you are gay LMAO.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler Robinson wore a Donald Trump costume for Halloween years before allegedly shooting Charlie Kirk (Image: Facebook) Years before he was accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, alleged gunman, Tyler &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37999"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38001,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37999\/revisions\/38001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}