"Kirk rose to prominence as a conservative teenage activist stirring up political debate on college campuses with right-wing talking points on gun rights, abortion, immigration and religion. Kirk's conservative youth organization Turning Point USA became a force in grassroots politics. It turned into the largest conservative youth organization in the United States. Kirk had 5.3 million followers on his X account and over 500,000 monthly listeners to podcasts of his radio program, "The Charlie Kirk Show.""
"Kirk also appeared at Trump's inauguration. Kirk did not hold public office, but he served as a personal aide to Donald Trump's eldest son during the election campaign [File: December 22, 2024]Image: Josh Edelson/AFP "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," Trump posted shortly after Kirk's death."
"During an appearance with Trump last year in Georgia, Kirk said Democrats "stand for everything God hates." He called choosing between Trump and Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election "a spiritual battle." "This is a Christian state. I'd like to see it stay that way," Kirk said. Kirk was a long-time supporter of gun rights guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution."
Charlie Kirk rose to prominence as a conservative teenage activist who provoked political debate on college campuses with right-wing positions on gun rights, abortion, immigration and religion. He founded Turning Point USA, which became the largest conservative youth organization and a force in grassroots politics. Kirk amassed a national media presence across social platforms and a popular podcast. Turning Point USA helped galvanize Arizona voters in Trump's 2024 campaign; Kirk appeared at the inauguration and worked closely during the campaign. He framed the 2024 choice as a spiritual battle, described the United States as a Christian state to preserve, and defended the Second Amendment while accepting some yearly gun deaths as a cost of maintaining gun rights.
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