"Charles James Kirk, 31, died on Wednesday from a gunshot to the neck at a Utah Valley University campus event just as he was trying to deflect a question about mass shootings by suggesting they were largely a function of gang violence. He died with a net worth of $12 million, which he made by espousing horrific and bigoted views in the name of advancing Christian nationalism."
"He was an unrepentant racist, transphobe, homophobe, and misogynist who often wrapped his bigotry in Bible verses because there was no other way to pretend that it was morally correct. He had children, as do many vile people. It is rude of me to say all of this, because we live in a culture where manners are often valued more than truth."
Charles James Kirk, 31, was shot in the neck and died during a Utah Valley University event while deflecting a question about mass shootings by blaming gang violence. He accumulated a $12 million net worth by promoting white Christian nationalism and founding Turning Point USA, a youth-recruitment arm linked to the MAGA movement. Turning Point received early funding from right-wing donors including Bill Montgomery, Foster Feiss, and Kirk's father. Kirk expressed persistent racist, transphobic, homophobic, and misogynistic views and often used Bible verses to justify them. Many pundits and politicians rushed to portray his actions in a positive light.
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