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Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks at a Turning Point event prior to Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaking, Sept. 4, 2024, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump at a rally outside the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office, Friday, Nov.

6, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) AfD member of the Bundestag Beatrix von Storch, left, and Berlin MP Kristin Brinker take part in a rally in front of the US Embassy in Berlin to express their grief over the attack... 11, 2025. (Manuel Genolet/dpa via AP)

People gather in front of the US embassy in Berlin to express their grief over the attack on Charlie Kirk, in Berlin, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Manuel Genolet/dpa via AP) Dozens of angry European lawmakers banged their hands on their desks after being denied a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk. Backers of the American conservative activist rallied at U.S. embassies in Europe and Africa.

And supportive world leaders chimed in, lauding him as a friend and inspiration. Leaders and lawmakers across the political spectrum reacted with horror to the killing of Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing activist, commentator and ally of US President Donald Trump who was shot on Wednesday as... "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family.

Charlie, we love you!" "There is no place in our country for this kind of violence. It must end now. Jill and I are praying for Charlie Kirk’s family and loved ones." "We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy." "The death of my sweetest friend and fellow warrior for Christ and for America, Charlie Kirk, is a profound tragedy ...

This tragedy centres upon him and his beloved family, but make no mistake: this is a tragedy for America too, no matter what your politics. Trading away the politics of reason and persuasion — Charlie’s life’s work — for the false politics of violence and murder is trading away America itself." As investigators pore through online messages, notes and engraved shell casings in their search for a motive in the killing of one of the country’s most prominent conservative activists at a Utah Valley University... Spencer Cox told CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday. Meanwhile, mourners across the country are attending vigils to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old ally of President Donald Trump and cofounder of the youth organization Turning Point USA. The 63,400-seat State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, is preparing to host a massive memorial the morning of September 21 that is expected to be a testament to Kirk’s influence.

His widow, Erika Kirk, pledged Friday to continue his work, including his campus tours and podcast. Here’s what we know about the investigation into the killing and how Kirk is being mourned. Robinson is set to appear in court Tuesday, accused of killing Kirk. He is being held without bail at Utah County Jail on charges including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm and obstruction of justice, according to officials. Utah Attorney General Derek Brown would not say Friday whether authorities would pursue the death penalty, but said, “everything is on the table.” The assassination of the influential conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on the campus of Utah Valley University Wednesday afternoon has ignited alarm nationwide, joining a string of recent high-profile acts of horrific public violence that...

Kirk, 31, the charismatic founder of the right-leaning youth organization Turning Point USA and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, was delivering a speech under a campus tent in Orem, Utah, when a... He collapsed, was rushed to a local hospital and later pronounced dead. As of Wednesday night, a manhunt remained in effect for the shooter after two prior persons of interest were briefly detained for questioning. FBI Director Kash Patel had earlier called one of those people "the subject" in the shooting, but the person was later released without charges. Kirk, who had become nearly as influential in the president's orbit as he had been with young conservatives on campus, warned earlier this year about what he called an emerging "assassination culture" on the... In April, he cited polling by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) showing that a significant percentage of self-identified liberals viewed violence against public figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk as at least...

"The political left is normalizing violence — and even political assassination — as a legitimate means of achieving its goals," Kirk posted on X. He accused Democratic leaders of remaining silent while inflammatory rhetoric escalated on social media and college campuses, where he often came to debate ideas and policies with other young people of all political stripes. Dozens of angry European lawmakers bang their hands on their desks after being denied a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk Grief Over Kirk's Assassination Echoes Worldwide and Testifies to His Influence on the Right FILE - Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks at a Turning Point event prior to Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaking, Sept.

4, 2024, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Dozens of angry European lawmakers banged their hands on their desks after being denied a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk. Backers of the American conservative activist rallied at U.S. embassies in Europe and Africa.

And supportive world leaders chimed in, lauding him as a friend and inspiration. The assassination of Kirk in broad daylight at a Utah university this week has resonated well beyond the United States, highlighting in democracies around the globe the same yawning political divide that has riven... Charlie Kirk’s killing highlights the dangerous escalation from protest and de-platforming to silencing speech through violence. Charlie Kirk shooting - KSL News Utah - Wikimedia Commons Charlie Kirk’s killing highlights the dangerous escalation from protest and de-platforming to silencing speech through violence. I knew Charlie Kirk when he was taking off in national prominence.

We spent several long weekends together in those years. Plus, we ran into each other at political events and had phone conversations. Charlie once spoke at one of his “prove me wrong” events sponsored by Stanford College Republicans when I was the group’s faculty adviser. Some of his Turning Point USA signs at the event were: “Taxation Is Theft” and “Affirmative Action Is Racist.”

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People gather in front of the US embassy in Berlin to express their grief over the attack on Charlie Kirk, in Berlin, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Manuel Genolet/dpa via AP) Dozens of angry European lawmakers banged their hands on their desks after being denied a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk. Backers of the American conservative activist rallied at U.S. embassies in Europe and Africa.

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And supportive world leaders chimed in, lauding him as a friend and inspiration. Leaders and lawmakers across the political spectrum reacted with horror to the killing of Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing activist, commentator and ally of US President Donald Trump who was shot on Wednesday as... "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Y...

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Charlie, we love you!" "There is no place in our country for this kind of violence. It must end now. Jill and I are praying for Charlie Kirk’s family and loved ones." "We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy." "The death of my sweetest friend and fellow warrior for Christ and for America, Charl...