A frequent visitor to the White House, Kirk was far more than a loyal fan and admirer of the president; he had a finger on the pulse of the MAGA base and made certain his views were known – even on rare instances when he disagreed, like with Trump’s June decision to strike nuclear sites in Iran.

The suspected shooter of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been arrested following his assassination on Wednesday at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

"Kirk founded the youth activist group 'Turning Point USA' and had become a fixture on college campuses," the official team account posted on X. "Charlie Kirk, a husband and father of two children, was 31 years old.

Charlie Kirk, the cofounder and executive director of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old activist who was shot at an appearance at a Utah college Wednesday, personifies the pugnacious, populist conservatism that has taken over the Republican Party in the

Iowa political leaders are offering their prayers for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot while speaking at a college campus in Utah.

TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was killed at an on-campus event on Wednesday, and as the story developed, MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd argued that one cannot share "hateful" rhetoric and thent "not expect awful actions to take place.