Charlie Kirk shot at “American Comeback” event in Utah

Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday The Turning Point USA founder was delivering a speech at the school near Provo when shots rang out from a nearby building The Deseret News shared reports from bystanders who claimed that Kirk was hit in the area of his neck According to representatives of the university who spoke with NBC News Kirk was the lone victim of the shooting His current condition is unknown Kirk is part of a cadre of online commentators who help funnel young people into the MAGA movement His Turning Point USA is aimedat pointing teenagers and college-aged Americans toward GOP ideals and his rallies frequently preach Christian nationalism to young conservative audiences He s a strong proponent of the conspiracy theory of cultural Marxism a framework that argues young people are turned toward Marxist ideas by college professors and pop values Kirk has leveraged his extensive reach and organizational capabilities to become a person of no small influence within the Trump administration though he holds no official office in the executive branch Related How Charlie Kirk turned to religion to level up his racism Several Trump administration administrators have already responded to the news FBI Director Kash Patel commented his thoughts were with Kirk and his family in a post to X Vice President JD Vance encouraged his social media followers to say a prayer for the commentator Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk a genuinely good guy and a young father JD Vance JDVance September President Donald Trump issued a similar call in a post to Truth Social We must all pray for Charlie Kirk who has been shot he wrote A great guy from top to bottom GOD BLESS HIM California Gov Gavin Newsom a frequent target of Kirk s illiberal rhetoric called the shooting disgusting vile and reprehensible In the United States of America we must reject political violence in EVERY form he wrote on X Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Unit This is a growing story Read more about Charlie Kirk You will find a husband Charlie Kirk tells -year-old girl to get an MRS degree Why MAGA media is fixated on a Texas teen murder situation You must sacrifice MAGA excuses for Trump s exchange war echo prosperity preachers The post Charlie Kirk shot at American Comeback event in Utah appeared first on Salon com