Charlie Kirk dead at 31: Conservative firebrand’s life before shooting | US | News
31 -year -old Charlie Kirk, one of the most vocal conservative commentators in the United States, was deadly shot while discussing students at Utah Valley University near Salt Lake City. The identity of the shooter is unknown.
Charlie Kirk came to the forefront as a Turning Points USA CEO and founder, a CEO and founder of Kirk’s Liberal College campuses.
When Donald Trump won the White House in 2016, he found a natural house, and Kirk’s influence on the youth republican vote turned him into a close ally of the president who gave an emotional statement after his death, who wanted all the flags in the United States to be blown on half a pole.
Kirk’s rapidly rising career ended on Wednesday, a fatal end, and Kirk answered a question about the number of masses in the United States. Shortly after, “Counting or not counting the intensity of the gang?” Before a response, a shot came out – the crowd caused the crowd to escape as he fell to the ground as he fell on the ground.
Donald Trump confirmed the death of Charlie Kirk in an emotional article about the facts. He said: “Great and even legendary Charlie Kirk died.
“Nobody understood the hearts of young people in the United States better than Charlie.
“He was loved and admired by everyone, especially me and now, not with us anymore. Melania and my sympathy go to his beautiful wife Erika and his family. Charlie, we love you!”
President Trump also ordered Charlie Kirk’s deadly shooting to halves all American flags until Sunday evening.
Who was Charlie Kirk?
Charlie Kirk was the leading maga activist, writer and media personality known as Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a conservative youth organization founded in 2012 and founded only 18 years old.
Born in Illinois, Arlington Heights on October 14, 1993, Kirk read briefly in Harper College before deciding to fully commit his career to activism.
The turning point in Kirk’s life came after a speech at Benedictine University, which was watched by a rich conservative businessman Bill Montgomery and noticed his rhetorical ability. With his finance, Kirk was able to find the turning points to the liberal college campuses, and often gathering millions of followers for his extreme right response.
He also established the UK version of this movement, which did not win the same traction. Earlier this year, Kirk went to the pool to discuss the students in the Oxford Union, where he assigned his support to Trump and many over the years.
Last year he saw that the 31 -year -old child reached the peak, and Trump’s movement was an important spokesman both during the campaign and the president’s second time. This saw that Kirk took a headline during the opening and Trump’s first nine -month mission took several appearances in the White House.
Kirk wrote five books that defend a right -wing agenda and support the Make America Again Again movement. On May 8, 2021, Kirk married his wife Erika Fondzve in Scottsdale, Arizona. The couple had two children.
US Vice President JD Vance, one of Kirk’s friends and close allies, called for a prayer after a shot reported during an event containing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.
He said: “Tell Charlie Kirk, a really good man and a young father.”
FBI Director Kash Patel, said the suspect was in custody of the deadly shot.
He said: “Today, the terrible shooting of Charlie Kirk’s life is now in custody.
He continued: “We would like to thank the local and state officials in Utah for your partnership with @FBI. We will provide updates when possible.”
