"We Got You Covered": The Utah Valley Security Failure That Left Charlie Kirk Exposed
Assassins need opportunity. At Utah Valley University, opportunity was gift-wrapped. As the review of that day has unfolded, a picture has emerged that should outrage anyone who believes Charlie Kirk deserved basic protection: no documented security plan, rooftop vulnerabilities raised in writing days before the event — and a breezy assurance, in a text message, that it was all handled. "We got you covered." Those four words may be the most damning in the entire Charlie Kirk assassination file. No Plan on Paper Start with the most basic question in event security: where is the plan? For a speaker of Charlie Kirk's profile — a nationally known figure who drew enormous crowds and no small amount of hatred — a written, documented security plan is not a luxury. It is the job. Yet the UVU review has pointed to a stunning absence: no documented security plan for the event. Not a thin plan. Not an outdated plan. None on paper at all. When there is no plan, there is no ac...