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Reaction continues to pour as the shocking assassination of allies of US Turning Point and President Donald Trump Charlie Kirk On a Utah campus on Wednesday, the development left many sad, angry and looking for answers.
“Charlie is my friend, he is a friend of many people, and it’s hard to say goodbye to someone who was taken too early,” Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich said Thursday.
The conservative commentator first met Kirk in 2013 and he hit back tears while remembering that he was her long-time friend. She reviews how both started their careers when they launched a career that eventually became a turning point in the United States, noting that her parents were one of his earliest grassroots supporters.
Charlie Kirk at the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
“He was always so kind to them, and always asked them and always wanted to know their condition,” she shared.
She goes on to describe Kirk’s patriotism and how she watched him grow from the teenager he met to the man he became.
“He loved America so much, he… lived his career and his short life in front of us. I know his teenager and watched him become an adult man with two beautiful kids, his wife, he died, he died First Amendment thing. ”
“Fox and Friends” co-hosts Lawrence Jones, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade held their own broadcast contributions Thursday, remembering Kirk’s determination, despite his unpopularity, was determined to continue to speak out.
“Even if they keep yelling, he won’t stop going to the university campus, the death threat continues, and [he was] Being rushed into a restaurant. That’s the life of many conservatives, believe it or not…” Jones said.
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“I just want people to understand what young conservatives feel right now. Charlie Kirk is a ship and they feel like this assassination is an attempt to silence them.”
Charlie Kirk and his wife Erika Lane Frantzve appeared on stage at the U.S. Opening ceremony at the Salamander Hotel in Washington, DC on January 19, 2025. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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Kilmeade talked about Kirk’s willingness to hold a debate with those who disagree with him and refused to let him cancel his debate so that he could not do what he liked.
“Will Cain Show” host Cain, far exceeds “Co-host Kayleigh McEnany and Fox News contributor Joe Concha pay tribute to the late TPUSA co-founder.
“I think it’s one of the great patriots of the 21st century, if not all the time of this country, it’s not really an exaggeration,” Concha said.The fox and friends first. ”
“He didn’t yell. He didn’t believe in censorship. He would debate on all these events. It was called a “prove me wrong” debate, and literally, he would invite people to the front of the stage and say, “If you really disagree with me, I would love to hear you.” ”That’s how it should be done. ”
Cain was aired and broke the news of Kirk’s death Wednesday, calling him “one of them”, touting his wisdom, openness, sincerity and organizational capabilities.
Meanwhile, McEnany calls Kirk a source of hope for a generation that gets trapped in social media-enhancing loneliness, frustration, and despair. She notes that although his message is derived from conservatism, it is also based on faith.
“He has a message about conservatism, but he brings hope to millions of young young people and women,” she said. “If you go to one of his events, you can’t escape his testimony to the Lord. Just yesterday, before he lost his life, he proved that Jesus Christ was his Lord and Savior.”
She became emotional and told about a conversation with her young daughter, and she asked Kirk if she had saved the people who had fled Utah campus. “I stopped, I thought, and I said, ‘What do you know? I bet Charlie Kirk saved those people because one of the last words from his mouth was to testify to his Lord and Savior.'”
Other Fox News hosts and guests reacted to Kirk’s death after being surprised by Kirk’s death.
Greg Gutfeld, the late night host and co-host of “Five Five”, called Kirk a “power of nature” whose “persuasion” frightened the opposition.
“The only way to disappoint him, because he can convince you strongly is to kill him,” he said.
Laura Ingraham, the host of The Ingraham Angle, hosted Kirk on September 8 two nights before his death.
“We will miss him very much,” she said. “Pray for this country, for Charlie’s family… for the rest of his soul.”
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Kirk is frequently seen on Fox News Channel and has even recently appeared on “Friend & Friends Weekend”.
He left behind a wife and two children.
The pursuit of the alleged gunman is underway.
