Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said government failures and dysfunction have led to falling trust in institutions during a speech in Washington Thursday.

While Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disagrees with a judge’s ruling ordering lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, he said the state’s Republican party risks losing trust among voters who feel like they were ignored during the redistricting process.

When a container ship struck a pier resulting in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore knew that tragedy was not a time for partisanship or dueling press conferences.

Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah has called for politicians to tone down their rhetoric and “disagree better.” The assassination of Charlie Kirk is testing the limits of that high-minded approach.

Kirk, an activist and the founder of conservative student group Turning Point USA, played a key role in driving youth support for Trump in November.