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Neighbors of Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer, Tyler Robinson, speak out
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WASHINGTON, Utah – Washington County neighbors who knew Tyler Robinson, the suspected assassin of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, told Fox News Digital that he was a «sweet,» smart, nice kid.
Ray Hardy, a resident of the 22-year-old suspect’s hometown who said his kids went to high school with Robinson, described him as «normal.»
«This is not who we are,» Hardy said. «This is not our society. It’s not our community. It is not who we grew up with. I don’t think this is the kid who grew up with us either. Something changed and affected him, almost infected him.»
Robinson’s charging documents, which are expected Tuesday, could shed more light on the suspect’s motive. Attorney General Derek Brown told Fox News Digital on Friday that Robinson could face a combination of state and federal charges.
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Washington County residents prayed for conservative influencer Charlie Kirk and his suspected assassin’s family during a vigil on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Tyler Robinson’s hometown. (Fox News Digital/Deirdre Heavey)
Gov. Spencer Cox, R-Utah, confirmed on Sunday that Kirk’s suspected assassin has a «leftist ideology,» despite his conservative upbringing.
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Robinson has lived in Washington County, Utah, for most of his life, a deep red county where 75% of residents voted to send President Donald Trump back to the White House last year.
Robinson’s parents are registered Republicans, but Utah Voter Registration records reveal that Robinson is unaffiliated with a political party and that he did not vote in the past two general elections.
A neighbor who lives across the street from the Robinson family said he was always polite and neighborly in their brief interactions.
Another Washington County local told Fox News Digital that her brother was friends with him in high school, and he would occasionally come over to her family’s house. She said her brother lost touch with him over the past few years as he started working full-time and Robinson spent more time online.
As the community tries to make sense of Robinson’s attack, the Utah governor said Robinson’s digital footprint could have the answers.
Neighbors and friends gathered in Washington, Utah, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, to pray for peace following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. (Fox News Digital/Deirdre Heavey)
«It seemed to happen kind of after that, after he had moved back to the southern part of Utah,» Cox said of Robinson’s shifting ideology. «Clearly, there was a lot of gaming going on. Friends have confirmed that there was kind of that deep, dark internet, the Reddit culture and these other dark places of the internet where this person was going deep. And you saw that on the casings.»
Robinson was a third-year student in the electrical apprenticeship program at Dixie Technical College in St. George, Utah Board of Higher Education confirmed in a statement. He attended Utah State University for less than one semester in 2021, according to Cox, despite receiving a four-year merit scholarship.
Cox told reporters on Friday that investigators interviewed a family member who said Robinson «had become more political in recent years.»
«The family member referenced a recent incident in which Robinson came to dinner prior to Sept. 10, and in that conversation with another family member, Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU. They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints that he had. The family member also stated Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate,» Cox said.
Cox said authorities had discovered ammunition inscribed with anti-fascist messages and video game memes. The governor called social media a «cancer» on Friday while announcing Robinson had been arrested.
«I believe that social media has played a direct role in every single assassination and assassination attempt that we have seen over the last five, six years. There is no question in my mind that cancer probably isn’t a strong enough word. What we have done, especially to our kids, it took us a decade to realize how evil these algorithms are,» he said on Sunday.
The exterior of Tyler Robinson’s family home in Washington, Utah, on Sept. 12, 2025. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
The New York Times reported on Saturday that Robinson messaged in a Discord chat in the hours following Kirk’s assassination, joking that his «doppelgänger» was trying to «get me in trouble.»
«He does come from a conservative family, but his ideology was very different than his family,» Cox said on NBC’s «Meet the Press» on Sunday, confirming Fox News Digital reporting that Cox’s roommate in St. George is a «boyfriend who is transitioning from male to female.»
Cox said Robinson’s roommate has been cooperating with authorities and had no prior knowledge of the attack. One of Robinson’s relatives told Fox News Digital that his transgender roommate «hates conservatives and Christians.»
The Utah governor told ABC’s «This Week» on Sunday that Robinson is not cooperating and has not confessed to assassinating Kirk.
Robinson’s neighbors told Fox News Digital that they never would have expected someone from Washington County to kill Kirk.
«Not in a million years,» Diana, a Washington County local, said during a vigil on Sunday night. «It’s like our governor said, he was hoping it was from someone from a different country or some terrorist or something, and I just feel like a 22-year-old kid doesn’t really know. He’s just been brainwashed. He’s listened to lies from different people, and it’s easy to get mixed up.»
Community members in Tyler Robinson’s hometown of Washington, Utah, organized prayer baskets for the Robinson family and Charlie Kirk’s family. Robinson is in custody for the suspected assassination of Kirk. (Fox News Digital/Deirdre Heavey)
Diana, who organized prayer boxes for the Robinson and Kirk families during Sunday’s vigil, said it has been a huge shock and loss for the community but that her neighbors have come together to show their support for the Robinson and Kirk families.
«This family is an amazing family,» one neighbor said when Fox News Digital asked why she was leaving flowers on the front steps of Robinson’s family home on Saturday.
The neighbor, who requested to remain anonymous, said she has known the family for almost a decade and visited the home a few months ago, adding that she only knew Tyler as a child.
«It’s unfortunate what happened, but the family needs our support,» the neighbor said.
Melissa Tate, a neighbor who spoke to Fox News on Friday, said she was thankful the family made the «unbelievable decision» to help the authorities arrest their son.
Neighbors gathered in Washington, Utah, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, to pray for peace following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. (Fox News Digital/Deirdre Heavey)
«I’m very grateful that they did that, and I have utmost sympathy for his family. I can’t even imagine what they’re going through right now,» Tate said.
Holly Wilkinson, a resident of St. George, who wore a «Freedom» shirt to Sunday’s vigil in Washington’s Veterans Park, said the news was «shocking» but she’s witnessed her community come together, even for the Robinson family.
«To hear that the perpetrator of such terrible political violence was raised in our beautiful community is profoundly shocking. Washington County, like Charlie Kirk himself, stands for the values of faith, freedom, the pursuit of happiness, and justice,» Washington County said in a statement on Facebook.
There are American flags for sale just blocks from Robinson’s technical school. Washington County is less than a one-hour drive to Zion National Park, and the city of St. George is filled with mom-and-pop shops, churches and neighborhood parks.
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Utah Valley University, where Kirk was shot on Wednesday, is about a four-hour drive from Washington County.
Fox News Digital’s Adam Sabes and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
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Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt resumed limited operations Monday under the terms of the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire agreement, reopening a critical gateway that had been largely closed for nearly two years.
The reopening comes with tight restrictions. Only a small number of people will be permitted to travel in either direction and commercial goods will not be allowed to pass through the crossing, officials said.
Egyptian authorities said the first day of operations will allow up to 50 Palestinians to cross in each direction, a figure that reflects the narrow scope of the initial reopening rather than a full return to prewar travel.
Health officials in Gaza say tens of thousands of residents with urgent medical needs are seeking evacuation through Rafah, underscoring the pressure on the crossing even as access remains tightly controlled. Thousands of Palestinians currently outside Gaza are also hoping to return.
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Ambulances line up to enter the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing on the way to the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohamed Arafat)
Before the war, Rafah served as Gaza’s primary passage to the outside world. All other crossings into the territory are shared with Israel. Under the ceasefire framework that took effect in October, Israeli forces continue to control the corridor between the crossing and the areas where most Palestinians live.
Israel and Egypt are vetting travelers, and the crossing is being overseen with international involvement, officials said, as part of efforts to prevent weapons smuggling while allowing limited humanitarian movement.
A crane enters the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing to the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohamed Arafat)
Egypt has said the crossing must function in both directions and has pushed back against any use of Rafah as a mechanism to permanently displace Palestinians from Gaza.
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Elsewhere in the territory, fighting-related incidents continued despite the ceasefire. Gaza hospital officials accused an Israeli navy vessel of firing on a tent camp near the southern city of Khan Younis, killing a 3-year-old Palestinian boy. Israel’s military said it was reviewing the report.
Egyptian authorities said roughly 150 hospitals across the country are prepared to receive patients evacuated from Gaza, while the Egyptian Red Crescent has set up support areas on the Egyptian side of the crossing.
A truck carrying humanitarian aid at the Rafah border on the Egyptian side, in Rafah, Egypt, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (Reuters)
Israel seized control of the Rafah crossing in May 2024, describing the move as part of its campaign against Hamas smuggling routes. The crossing was briefly opened for medical evacuations during a short-lived ceasefire in early 2025.
The U.S.-brokered ceasefire that took effect on Oct. 10 halted more than two years of fighting that began with the Hamas-led terror attacks on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The ceasefire’s initial phase focused on hostage exchanges, increased humanitarian aid and a limited Israeli pullback.
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A second phase envisions a new Palestinian governing arrangement for Gaza, the deployment of an international security force, the disarmament of Hamas and steps toward reconstruction — goals that remain unresolved.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Las contradicciones de la economía brasileña: entre el déficit y el récord de inversiones extranjeras
La economía brasileña atraviesa una fase marcada por grandes contradicciones y por incertidumbres que podrían tener un fuerte impacto en 2027, cuando quienquiera que sea el nuevo presidente deberá enfrentarse a una situación fiscal crítica. La semana pasada, el Banco Central confirmó la tasa Selic en el 15%. Se trata del tipo de interés de referencia fijado por el Banco Central de Brasil, que sirve como ancla para todos los demás tipos de interés, como préstamos, hipotecas, tarjetas de crédito y títulos públicos. Con este nivel, la tasa real, que incluye la inflación prevista para los próximos 12 meses, se mantiene en torno al 10,6%, el nivel más alto desde mayo de 2006, cuando era del 10,7%.
La semana pasada, el Tesoro reveló además que las cuentas del Ejecutivo en 2025 registraron un déficit de 61.700 millones de reales (11.738 millones de dólares), casi el doble del límite fiscal tolerado y un 32% superior al déficit de 2024, que fue de 42.900 millones de reales (8.161,3 millones de dólares). El ministro de Hacienda, Fernando Haddad, quien ya ha anunciado que dejará su cargo este mes, declaró, sin embargo, que la meta fiscal fue cumplida. En realidad, para llegar a esta afirmación —según los expertos—, el ministro no incluyó algunos gastos relacionados con sentencias y acciones judiciales en los ámbitos de la sanidad, la educación y la defensa nacional, así como los reembolsos por deducciones indebidas del Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS).
En un editorial titulado “Como en los tiempos de Dilma”, en referencia a las pedaladas fiscales del gobierno de Dilma Rousseff que condujeron a la peor recesión económica de la historia brasileña, el diario O Estado de São Paulo critica las declaraciones de Haddad. “El gobierno alcanza su meta fiscal mediante una maniobra para excluir gastos del cálculo, pero los números no mienten: la deuda galopa y Lula parece decidido a revivir la pesadilla de su delfina”. “Durante el desastroso gobierno de Dilma Rousseff, una táctica similar se conoció como ‘contabilidad creativa’ y fue uno de los factores que condujeron a su proceso de impeachment. Es importante reconocer una diferencia significativa: en la era Dilma, el déficit se ocultaba mediante fuertes manipulaciones; en la administración de Lula, la maniobra para alcanzar el objetivo se realiza a la luz del día”, concluye O Estado de São Paulo.
Las proyecciones incluidas en el último Informe de Proyecciones Fiscales del Tesoro Nacional, que analiza la evolución de las cuentas públicas brasileñas en la próxima década y fue presentado la semana pasada, advierten que el gobierno de Lula deberá conseguir 14.000 millones de reales (2.663,4 millones de dólares) adicionales este año para alcanzar el objetivo fiscal, que prevé un superávit primario del 0,25% del PIB (equivalente a 34.300 millones de reales, es decir, 6.525 millones de dólares). Las necesidades de mayores ingresos serán aún más elevadas en 2027, cuando, según las estimaciones, faltarán 46.000 millones de reales (8.751 millones de dólares), para alcanzar el objetivo de un superávit del 0,5% del PIB (73.000 millones de reales, o sea 13.888 millones de dólares).
En el tercer mandato de Lula, la deuda pública como porcentaje del PIB saltó del 71,7% al momento de su asunción al 78,7% a finales del año pasado. El Tesoro prevé que alcanzará el 83,6% en 2026. Se trata de un aumento de casi 12 puntos porcentuales en un solo mandato, que recuerda a los datos del gobierno de Dilma Rousseff, cuando entre 2011 y 2015 la deuda pública pasó del 51% al 65% del PIB.
También las cuentas de las principales empresas estatales del país están en rojo. El déficit registrado en 2025 fue de 5.870 millones de reales (1.117 millones de dólares), según los datos divulgados por el Banco Central el viernes pasado. Es el segundo peor resultado desde el inicio de la serie histórica en 2001, solo por detrás del récord de 8.100 millones de reales (1.541 millones de dólares) en 2024. En el cálculo se excluyen únicamente la petrolera estatal Petrobras y los bancos públicos como el Banco do Brasil y la Caixa Econômica Federal. En particular, pesa de forma significativa la crisis de Correos, que acumuló pérdidas por 6.100 millones de reales (1.160 millones de dólares) en los primeros nueve meses de 2025, casi el triple de las registradas el año anterior, cuando el resultado negativo fue de 2.100 millones de reales (400 millones de dólares).
También preocupa el clima de tensión dentro del Instituto Brasileño de Geografía y Estadística (IBGE), responsable del cálculo del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB). El dato correspondiente a 2025 se dará a conocer el próximo 3 de marzo, pero los enfrentamientos entre el presidente de la institución, Marcio Pochmann, y parte del personal técnico hacen temer discrepancias en la elaboración de los datos. El pasado 19 de enero fue despedida la investigadora Rebeca Palis, hasta entonces responsable de la Coordinación de Cuentas Nacionales, el área encargada del cálculo del PIB. En señal de solidaridad, al menos otros tres directivos del área que ella coordinaba presentaron su dimisión. La semana pasada, además, otra directiva fue destituida de la Gestión de Sistematización de Contenidos Informativos (GECOI). Según el sindicato del sector, Pochmann está llevando a cabo “una caza de brujas contra los empleados públicos que defienden la posición técnica, institucional e histórica del IBGE”.
A pesar de este escenario tan complejo, en 2026 el Ibovespa, la bolsa brasileña, alcanzó máximos históricos, superando los 183.000 puntos, impulsado principalmente por un fuerte flujo de capitales extranjeros. Solo en enero, las inversiones foráneas ya superaron más de la mitad del total registrado en todo 2025, favorecidas por un dólar más débil y por valoraciones aún atractivas de la Bolsa brasileña, a pesar de los riesgos asociados a los altos tipos de interés, al contexto fiscal y a las incertidumbres electorales. Hasta el 23 de enero de este año, los extranjeros invirtieron 17.728 millones de reales (3.373 millones de dólares) en el mercado bursátil brasileño, frente a los 25.473 millones de reales (4.846 millones de dólares) de todo 2025.
Otro dato positivo es la caída de la tasa de desempleo. Con una media anual del 5,6% a finales de 2025, alcanzó el nivel más bajo de la serie histórica. Al menos cinco factores explican este resultado. En primer lugar, Brasil está envejeciendo y, con el envejecimiento, aumenta el número de personas que salen del mercado laboral sin ser sustituidas en la misma proporción, lo que reduce la tasa de desempleo. Además, el aumento de la escolarización ha hecho que en los últimos años los jóvenes dediquen más tiempo al estudio, retrasando su entrada en el mercado laboral, lo que también tiene un impacto directo en el desempleo. Otro fenómeno decisivo ha sido la expansión de las aplicaciones de reparto y transporte de pasajeros. “Esto ha contribuido a reducir la tasa de desempleo, porque una persona despedida que de otro modo estaría desempleada puede encontrar rápidamente trabajo como conductor o repartidor. Es una forma de seguir siendo productivo para la economía”, declaró al diario O Globo Bruno Imaizumi, economista de 4Intelligence.
El año 2026 será, por tanto, no solo el de las elecciones presidenciales en Brasil, sino también el de una crucial prueba económica, cuyo impacto será determinante para el mandato del próximo presidente. Desde el empleo hasta la deuda pública, el nuevo gobierno deberá navegar con extrema cautela entre datos y políticas económicas para no llevar al país a una nueva recesión.
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