The Salt Lake Tribune printed a cartoon calling for the assassination of Utah Republican lawmakers almost one month after Charlie Kirk was murdered in Utah.
TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated throughout an occasion at Utah Valley College final month.
Earlier this week, almost one month to the day that Charlie Kirk was murdered by a pro-transgender leftist, certainly one of Utah’s oldest newspapers referred to as for extra Republicans to be assassinated.
“Lower than a month faraway from Charlie’s assassination in Utah, the Salt Lake Tribune printed this cartoon entitled “The Gap-in-the-Head Gang” depicting a needed poster with elected officers from the state (with crimson across the neck?!),” mentioned Andrew Kolvet, Govt Producer of the Charlie Kirk Present.
“Completely disgusting,” he added.
Lower than a month faraway from Charlie’s assassination in Utah, the Salt Lake Tribune printed this cartoon entitled “The Gap-in-the-Head Gang” depicting a needed poster with elected officers from the state (with crimson across the neck?!).
Completely disgusting. pic.twitter.com/Sq4Y63gW1A
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) October 10, 2025
Two days after publishing the “The Gap-in-the-Head Gang” cartoon by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune added an editor’s be aware claiming the unique title didn’t meet their requirements for publication.
The cartoon was not deleted.
“Editor’s be aware, Oct. 9, 7:12 p.m. -The headline on this cartoon has been up to date as a result of the unique didn’t meet our requirements for publication. We all know phrases matter. We attempt to be intentional concerning the phrases we use and we remorse this error,” The Salt Lake Tribune mentioned.
“A Pulitzer Prize finalist within the cartoonist class, Pat Bagley has labored for The Salt Lake Tribune for greater than 45 years. He’s certainly one of roughly a dozen cartoonists nonetheless working at a significant metropolitan newspaper within the U.S.,” the newspaper mentioned.
Utah’s newest newspaper is asking for the assassination of elected officers. pic.twitter.com/gjqp42KimB
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) October 10, 2025
Senator Mike Lee responded to The Salt Lake Tribune’s ridiculous editor’s be aware.
“What concerning the authentic model didn’t meet the requirements for publication?” Mike Lee mentioned.
“Was it half implying somebody ought to put a gap in my head or was there a spelling error?” he added.
What concerning the authentic model didn’t meet the requirements for publication?
Was it half implying somebody ought to put a gap in my head or was there a spelling error? https://t.co/OIuNzPXFGR
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) October 10, 2025
