ABC reporter calls Charlie Kirk Assassin's Text Messages With Transgender Partner 'very touching'
Matt Gutman said Tyler Robinson's text messages show a 'portrait of a very human person'
ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman is under fire for putting a spotlight on what he called the "very touching" text messages
Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin sent to his transgender partner.
After the press conference announcing the murder charges against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, Gutman marveled at "such specific text messages" that were unearthed about the murder weapon.
"But, also, it was very touching in a way that many of us didn't expect," Gutman said. "A very intimate portrait into this relationship between the suspect’s roommate and the suspect himself, with him repeatedly calling his roommate, who is transitioning, calling him ‘my love.’ And ‘I want to protect you, my love.'

ABC News correspondent Matt Gutman went viral for calling text messages between alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson and his transgender boyfriend "very touching." (ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua via Getty Images)
On ABC News' livestream platform, Gutman doubled down, calling it "heartbreaking on so many levels," linking Kirk's brutal murder to the "portrait of a very human person."
"And the terminology he used, he was trying to protect him. He kept calling him ‘my love.’ ‘My reason for doing this is to protect you,’ you know, but also asking him to delete the messages and not speak to law enforcement. So, there’s this heartbreaking duality that we’re seeing very tragically playing out."
ABC News' Matt Gutman sparked outrage on social media over his comments calling the alleged Charlie Kirk assassin's text messages to his transgender boyfriend "very touching."
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