Charlie Kirk, a powerful rightwing activist and ally to Donald Trump has died after being shot in the neck on Wednesday while speaking at a university campus event in Utah, The President has confirmed. Reactions to the death of one of the most influential voices in conservative politics were swift and emotional.
“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!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday evening about The Turning Point USA (TPUSA) leader.
Conservative Leader Charlie Kirk Was Football and Basketball Force In High School
Everyone may not have agreed with the 31-year-old Kirk’s politics, but there’s one aspect of his life that was universal and familiar to everyone. His participation in sports. Kirk attended Wheeling High School in Illinois, where he played quarterback on the varsity football team and was also captain of the basketball team according to reports.
In fact, Kirk’s ESPN recruiting profile from 2012, lists him a height of 6-3, a weight of 194 lbs, and a 40-yard dash time of 5.09 seconds, with his hometown being Wheeling, Illinois. He was reportedly a pocket passer with a high football IQ.
Ironically enough, that same year, at the age of 18, while some of his teammates continued the gridiron grind in college with hopes of going further, Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a student organization that aims to spread conservative ideas at liberal leaning colleges.
The rest is history.
In video posts going viral on social media, Kirk is seen struck by a bullet from long range while speaking and sitting beneath a tent in the Utah Valley University courtyard. The blood immediately started spurting out of his neck area. Kirk was there as part of The American Comeback Tour, which is hosted by the TPUSA chapter at Utah Valley.
