What did Rob Reiner say on Piers Morgan Uncensored about Charlie Kirk—full transcript and video sources?
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Executive summary
A short clip from Piers Morgan Uncensored showing Rob Reiner’s reaction to the assassination of Charlie Kirk has circulated widely; in that exchange Reiner called the videos of Kirk’s killing “absolute horror,” said “that should never happen to anybody,” and urged that violence is “not a solution to solving problems” while praising Kirk’s widow for her public forgiveness [1] [2] [3]. The on‑air segment is available from Piers Morgan’s Uncensored program and has been reposted by the show as the original video clip [1] [4].
1. The core remarks — what Reiner actually said on air
When Piers Morgan asked Reiner his “gut reaction” to Charlie Kirk’s murder, Reiner replied it was “horror, absolute horror,” added that he had “unfortunately saw the video” and called the footage “beyond belief,” saying “that should never happen to anybody,” that he didn’t care about political beliefs, and that violence is “not a solution to solving problems” [1] [3] [5]. Multiple outlets repeating the excerpt quote the same short cluster of lines as the central, verbatim portion of the exchange [1] [2] [3].
2. Transcript availability and timestamped source
Snopes reports the exchange appears in a Piers Morgan Uncensored YouTube clip and identifies the segment at roughly 2:08–3:16 of that episode, presenting the Q&A between Morgan and Reiner in that window [1]. Piers Morgan’s Uncensored account reposted the same authentic video across social platforms after Reiner’s death, confirming the clip’s provenance as the original interview [1] [4].
3. Additional lines and context reported by outlets
Several outlets expand on what Reiner said in that wider interview: beyond condemning the killing, Reiner highlighted Erika Kirk’s public forgiveness of the alleged shooter and invoked moral principles such as the Golden Rule to emphasize empathy across political divides [6] [7] [3]. Reporting uniformly frames the exchange as notable because Reiner — a vocal liberal and critic of Charlie Kirk’s politics — nonetheless offered unequivocal condemnation and praise for the victim’s family’s conduct [5] [3].
4. Verification and limits of available reporting
Fact‑checks and mainstream summaries (Snopes, People, Axios) concur that the video and Reiner’s comments are authentic and not AI‑altered, and they point to the same short segment for the quoted material [1] [5] [2]. These sources provide the key quoted lines but do not publish a verbatim, line‑by‑line “full transcript” of the entire Piers Morgan episode beyond the 2:08–3:16 excerpt; therefore any claim to a complete, minute‑by‑minute transcript of the whole interview cannot be supported from the provided reporting [1] [8].
5. Where to watch and how the clip is being used now
The original video originates from Piers Morgan Uncensored’s YouTube episode and has been reshared on the show’s Instagram, TikTok and X accounts, and picked up by many news and social posts since Reiner’s death; Snopes and other outlets cite that reposting and provide the timestamp referenced above as the place to view Reiner’s remarks directly [1] [4]. Reporting also notes the resurfaced clip is being contrasted with other political reactions to Reiner’s death, which is why the short exchange has gone viral [2] [3].