ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman has issued a formal apology after facing intense backlash for describing text messages from Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin of conservative figure Charlie Kirk, as “very touching” during a live broadcast.
The remarks came after a Utah County press conference revealed shocking details about Robinson’s alleged murder plot and his text exchanges with his transgender partner, Lance Twiggs, following the Sept. 10 shooting at Utah Valley University.
Gutman attempted to highlight what he described as a “duality” in the case, the contrast between the brutality of the killing and the personal, emotional language in the messages between Robinson and Twiggs.
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