Utah Gov. Spencer Cox compared social media to fentanyl in an interview on Sunday, saying it played a 'direct role' in Charlie Kirk's death.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox faulted social media for being a driving force behind the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk by fomenting extremism and poisoning the national discourse.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) tells Meet the Press that “cancer probably isn’t a strong enough word” to describe social media, which he says has contributed to “every single assassination and assassination attempt” in recent years.

Charlie Kirk's assassination at Utah Valley University has prompted calls from Gov. Spencer Cox to reject political violence and conspiracy theories spreading online.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox blamed the internet and Reddit for the radicalization of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk last week, during an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press." KRISTEN WELKER: Governor,

Utah’s grieving governor opens up about his state, the country’s dangerous spiral, and a haunting conversation with the president.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox made an impassioned plea on Friday for Americans and young people to use the horror of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s public assassination as an inflection point to turn the country away from political violence and division.

Gov. Spencer Cox, Sen. John Curtis, Gov. Jared Polis, and Rep. Michael McCaul will be on "This Week" airing on Sunday September 14.