Though King apologized and deleted his original tweet lying about Kirk, many social media users continued to demand that he be sued for his false claim. King also continued to make excuses for his false remark, saying “This is what I get for reading something on Twitter w/o fact-checking. Won’t happen again.” He was responding to Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), who called King a “horrible, evil, twisted liar.”

President Donald Trump revealed Friday morning the that Kirk’s alleged assassin was in police custody. That man has since been identified as 22-year-old Utah resident named Tyler Robinson.