Charlie Kirk Assassinated at TPUSA Event

During a TPUSA event held at Utah Valley University, TPUSA Founder Charlie Kirk, 31, was assassinated by a gunshot to the neck. While answering a question on violence, the shot placed in the neck, which was recorded by at least two members of a large crowd that had gathered to see him. The close-up video of the shot showed the bullet landing, splitting open the carotid artery. Kirk was rushed to the hospital, where physicians attempted to stabilize him. He was pronounced dead within an hour after the reports.

Kirk’s life was devoted to conservative politics, from volunteering for local campaigns in high school to eventually co-founding TPUSA in 2012 at the age of 18. Under Kirk’s leadership, TPUSA quickly established chapters on over 3,500 campuses, launching initiatives like the controversial Professor Watchlist and raising millions in donations from conservative donors. TPUSA was the dominant organization for college conservatism and the debate-me-bro and “own the libs” content. Kirk was an early adopter of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement back in 2016 when other establishment and Daily Wire figures were reticent to embrace President Trump.

As a brand, TPUSA has evolved within Conservative Inc. At the time, Kirk was lagging the liberal culture by a decade, but the post-Covid political environment saw a shift in both TPUSA and Charlie Kirk, just as it has for many on the Right. Whereas in 2019 the so-called Groyper Wars trolled Kirk for his defense of homosexuals in the Conservative movement, the post-Covid Kirk shifted drastically to the right on issues of sexual morality and race. TPUSA had drastically improved going into the 2024 election, and Kirk’s brand was more tied to his faith. Personally, Charlie Kirk was the embodiment of the Overton Window, with his rightward shifts signaling the positive direction of the political discourse. He understood how to forge a broader movement that spoke to multiple generations while working with those to his Right.

Media Context

The assassination is comparable to the attempt on Donald Trump, where the liberal media types at MSNBC were quick to both blame Kirk for getting shot and claim that he could have been shot by a supporter in celebration. Matthew Dowd claimed he was a hate-speech provocateur who brought it on himself. Just as with Trump, the media attempted to minimize the assassination attempt, initially reporting it to be firecrackers before denying that he was grazed by a bullet. In both cases, the media wants to minimize leftwing violence, and if one knows where to look, there were plenty of liberals celebrating on BlueSky and Reddit. Even in the US Capitol, when there was requested a prayer on behalf of Kirk (while he was in critical condition), there were Democrats shouting against such prayers.

The larger context is that the American Right is ascendent and more are waking up everyday. Within the same week, the videos of Charlie Kirk being shot and Iryna Zarutska being senselessly stabbed by a feral negro can be seen. Both wounds to the neck; both on video. The latter will radicalize Americans against the Civil Rights Regime, while the murder of Charlie Kirk will further push Americans to the Right, as his death has made known that there is no talking through the issues.

Conclusion

Lines are being drawn. America will experience more leftist outbursts and must prepare for the days to come, as these violent incidents have already occurred against ICE agents. Whereas liberals had no problem creating environments of anarcho-tyranny, where they would enable minorities to commit crime with impunity, or ginning up tranny shooters, the leftist violence will be more proactive.

Charlie Kirk died as a hero in the very moment of advocating his convictions. There will be a void from his absence. Kirk was the moderate. They shot him. If the Left thinks he was Hitler, they will surely revile what comes next. In death, the Overton Window has shifted. Alea iacta est.