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After Charlie Kirk assassination, Utah Gov. Cox urges U.S. away from division, violence | 60 Minutes

2025-09-29 News & Politics
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox Advocates Ending Political Violence After Assassination

Learn how Utah’s Governor Spencer Cox pivots from responding to political murder to advocating systemic changes for civil discourse, detailing his strategy to combat online radicalization and foster necessary debate.

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  • Governor Cox prioritizes stopping physical violence over achieving artificial consensus among Americans.
  • He identifies social media algorithms as the primary driver accelerating societal division and hatred.
  • Cox promotes practical, bipartisan action through his "Disagree Better" initiative, emphasizing governance over rhetoric.

This segment details Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s immediate response following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, contrasting his urgent call for civility with his long-term campaign to redefine political engagement nationwide. This information is useful for understanding executive-level responses to political extremism.

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After the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah, that state’s governor, Spencer Cox, called for an end to political violence and urged healthier political discourse. #news #politics #utah "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to the "60 Minutes" YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/60minutes Watch full episodes: https://cbsn.ws/1Qkjo1F Get more "60 Minutes" from "60 Minutes: Overtime": https://cbsnews.com/60-minutes/overtime/ Follow "60 Minutes" on Instagram: https://instagram.com/60minutes/ Like "60 Minutes" on Facebook:https://facebook.com/60minutes Follow "60 Minutes" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/60Minutes Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]

Top Comments (10)

@_ramen 2025-09-29

He's right about social media.

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@user-2channelguy 2025-09-29

While social media is no doubt a cancer, our political leaders in this country are also dividing us instead of helping to bring us together..

445 13 replies
@kamikazekid94 2025-09-29

“You can’t count on politicians, change must come from all of you.” - governor Cox Wow very powerful statement.

414 7 replies
@monica_richardson 2025-09-29

He’s a breath of fresh air

364 2 replies
@srhlzbt 2025-09-29

This interview brought me to tears. It’s so refreshing to see politicians with different beliefs respect one another and strive to work together for the better of the people. Hating each other does nothing but drive us further apart and create more division. I wish more people would watch this piece and understand that.

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@rosemcgee1765 2025-09-30

" Courage over Comfort " Thank you , this is refreshing and encouraging.

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@justsomelovelylady 2025-09-29

As a Utahn who hasn’t always agreed with him, I appreciated Gov. Cox in this moment.

98 1 replies
@ChristianHaley 2025-09-29

What an amazingly fair, smart, and articulate guy very impressed with him and his political beliefs

88 1 replies
@marcpauly8699 2025-09-29

This was so refreshing! We need more of this!

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@MCitra 2025-09-29

I really like this man, he is a good person and the way he views how the world should function is filling me with hope.

74 4 replies

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