SaralnamaConservative activist and one of the most prominent allies of US President Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk, was shot dead at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Trump took to TruthSocial to confirm the news, calling Kirk “legendary”. “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie.” Kirk has been a fervent supporter of Trump and was the founder of Turning Point USA, a group that seeks to spread conservative ideas to students on US campuses. Officials noted that he had just begun speaking when a single gunshot rang out. Videos circulating online showed Kirk jolting backwards in his chair as students scatter in panic. A spokeswoman for Utah Valley University, Ellen Treanor,… (Updated 11 Sep 2025, 06:46 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Conservative activist and one of the most prominent allies of US President Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk, was shot dead at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday
- Trump took to TruthSocial to confirm the news, calling Kirk “legendary”
- “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” the president wrote on Truth Social