Charlie Kirk Assassination Fuels Rage

Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway

16 Sept 2025 Pivot

Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway unpack the rage and division following Charlie Kirk’s assassination — and who’s fueling it, plus how Trump and the far right are cracking down on Kirk's critics. They also dig into the Trump administration’s “framework” for a TikTok deal, Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, OpenAI’s restructured partnership with Microsoft, and Tucker Carlson’s latest conspiracy theories. 

https://youtu.be/hb1hmdqBuk8?si=GR3EhYgknCxZsxjL

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Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 

00:23 New Details on Charlie Kirk Suspect 

8:43 People Losing Jobs Over Kirk Posts 

14:45 Utah Gov Denounces Social Media 

22:40 Trump Makes a TikTok Deal? 

25:08 OpenAI’s Future 

30:09 Tucker Carlson Questions Sam Altman 

35:18 Paramount’s Acquisitions 

44:04 The End of Quarterly Earnings? 

47:52 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Corinne Ruff Kate Gallagher Video Producer: Jim Mackil

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