Friends and colleagues of late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk honored his humble beginning, fierce faith and extraordinary life on the primetime special « Charlie Kirk: An American Original. »
The program wove their anecdotes with flashbacks of Kirk’s own words, including his recounting of what happened after his dream of going to West Point fell through at age 18.
« I remember that summer of 2012, I had no money, no connections and no idea what I was doing, » Kirk said in a 2018 interview. « But I had relentless energy and a vision, and I was willing to take a risk. Only in America is that possible. »
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Kirk, a married father of two, was assassinated on Sept. 10 while speaking to students at Utah Valley University.
He credited his own feeling of « isolation » in high school for what inspired him to start a conservative nonprofit to connect like-minded students, and he went viral for debating students on their campuses around the country.
« When Charlie started out with this, this was never about attention or getting on TV or having a show, » OutKick host Tomi Lahren said. « What he wanted most, was he just wanted to spread the message. »
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Fox News host Will Cain praised Kirk’s influence in educating college students, arguing he was, in theory, « one of the most influential professors » in the nation.
« If we took a survey right now of 17-, 18-, 19-, 20-year-olds on college campuses and asked them who were the most influential people in their own education, I would probably put Charlie Kirk against any one of their professors, » Cain said.
Kirk’s impact reached voters of all ages, with late businessman and GOP donor Foster Friess describing what Turning Point USA meant to him.
« What Turning Point means to me is, these young people love America, where people on the Left, I don’t think they really think about all this investment — that soldiers had died, and sailors had died, and all these people that made our country what it is. »
Kirk’s friends found different ways of commending his intelligence, and agreed on what was « central » to his life.
« Charlie lived the ethos of His will be done, » Fox News host Laura Ingraham said. « ’If my actions and my words aren’t pleasing ultimately to my Creator, I’m not successful.’ »
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Evangelical leader Pastor Jack Hibbs called Kirk « one of the greatest examples » of a human and an American, but « most of all » a Christian.
OutKick host Riley Gaines said people like Kirk « revolutionized » her, making her realize the « value in being a patriot » and a Christian.
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« He made me understand the freedoms that we are so blessed to have here in America, » Gaines said.
Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz, who witnessed Kirk’s assassination, shared a heartfelt message for Kirk’s widow Erika and their two young children, noting what he found « admirable » about him.
« When they get older, and they can only watch their dad on video, they’re gonna look at that time at UVU as the place that took their dad’s life, but I want his wife and I want his kids to know that the first question that he got was about his religion, » Chaffetz said.
« And he was so eloquent in saying, ‘Look, I don’t expect everybody to agree with me. We’re all on our own journey of faith. »
« He loved young people, he wanted to help young people, and he didn’t deserve this, » President Donald Trump told « Fox & Friends » after Kirk’s assassination. « He was truly a good person. »
In 2018, Kirk described Turning Point USA not as a think tank, but a « battle tank » that will fight the « culture war. »
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« Our generation is going to have a very big decision, whether we are going to go down the path of socialism or we embrace the foundational principles of free market capitalism and smaller government, » Kirk had warned. « I know that I am going to be fighting with every ounce that I have to save the greatest country ever to exist. »
Fox Nation subscribers can stream « Charlie Kirk: An American Original » on Sept. 14.
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