The surgeon never made a public statement about kirk, only the rep from turning point.

1. The central clash: nurse’s allegation vs. surgeon’s statement

Lexi Kuenzle, a nurse, posted that a surgeon “had the audacity to say, ‘I’m glad, he deserved it’” about Charlie Kirk’s death and reported him to management; the hospital investigated, reinstated Kuenzle and the surgeon later resigned, according to Englewood Health and multiple news outlets ^{[1] [5]}. Dr. Matthew Jung then released a statement, via a crisis firm, saying he “never cheered” Kirk’s killing, that “no one deserves to die as he did,” and that he has received death threats — a direct rebuttal to the nurse’s public allegation ^{[2] [6]}.

2. How outlets presented the story — competing frames

Local and national outlets framed the sequence differently: NJ.com, NorthJersey.com and The Daily News focused on the hospital’s investigation, the nurse’s complaint and Jung’s subsequent statement and resignation ^{[1] [4] [7]}. Conservative outlets and opinion sites amplified the nurse’s account as a censorship/discipline story and highlighted her reinstatement as a victory ^{[8] [9]}. That divergence shows how the same facts were used to emphasize either workplace discipline and patient-safety concerns or perceived political bias and retaliation ^{[1] [8]}.

3. What Jung actually said and didn’t say in public

In his published statement, Jung denied celebrating Kirk’s death, expressed that he does not condone violence, described being targeted with racial slurs and threats, and said his remarks were “badly misrepresented” without offering specifics; he also declined interviews for now ^{[2] [6]}. Available reporting shows Jung issued that statement through a crisis-management firm, but there is no record in these sources of Jung giving an on-the-record, live interview explaining the incident beyond the written statement ^{[2] [7]}.

4. Hospital’s role and limitations in public detail

Englewood Health said it “diligently investigated” the September incident and announced the nurse would not lose pay and could return, but it described the matter as personnel-related and limited what it could share — a common institutional stance that constrains outside verification ^{[1] [5]}. That official restraint means public accounts rely on the nurse’s post, the surgeon’s statement, and reporting summaries rather than a detailed on-the-record account from all involved parties ^[1].

5. Corroboration gaps and a separate surgical account

Separately, an account attributed to a surgeon who operated on Charlie Kirk — relayed by an intermediary — described Kirk’s wound and used the word “miracle,” but available reporting says that surgeon and the hospital have not provided an on-the-record confirmation of that quoted language, leaving it uncorroborated in the press corpus here ^[3]. Likewise, no source in this set documents Jung making a public live statement admitting to cheering; rather, his written denial is the only direct public comment from him in these reports ^{[3] [2]}.

6. Practical implications for readers assessing truth claims

Because the hospital limited disclosure, the nurse’s allegation and Jung’s rebuttal are the competing public narratives documented in the media sample — one person’s claim versus the subject’s written denial — and multiple outlets reported the personnel outcome (resignation/reinstatement) as a factual development without resolving the underlying he-said/she-said ^{[1] [4]}. Readers should treat the personnel outcome as reported fact but recognize that the precise words exchanged and their context remain contested and incompletely documented in available reporting ^{[1] [2]}.

7. What reporting does not show (and why that matters)

Available sources do not mention any on-the-record, in-person interview with Dr. Jung elaborating beyond his written statement, nor do they provide independent audio or video of the alleged comments at the nurses’ station; those absence points limit verification and leave significant room for competing interpretations ^{[2] [1]}. Reporters cite the nurse’s Instagram post, hospital statements and Jung’s crisis-firm release as their primary documents ^{[1] [5]}.

Bottom line: the public record in these sources documents the nurse’s allegation, the hospital’s investigation and Jung’s resignation, plus Jung’s written denial and claim of threats; the claim that “the surgeon never made a public statement about Kirk” is contradicted by Jung’s written statement denying he cheered Kirk’s killing, though he did decline interviews and did not provide extended on-the-record comments beyond that statement ^{[1] [2]}.