Megyn Kelly Becomes Visibly Emotional
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Conservative podcast hosts including Megyn Kelly and Ben Shapiro, who knew Charlie Kirk personally, amassed some of their biggest-ever audiences while covering Kirk’s assassination.
Just moments after reporting the devastating news of the tragic killing of conservative thought leader Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA, prominent podcaster Megyn Kelly invited Father Mike Schmitz on to her show to try and find some hope amid such sorrow.
In the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder, Tucker Carlson explained how his faith keeps him "not actually worried" about his own safety.
In the hours that followed, graphic footage of the killing circulated widely on X, along with reactions from conservative activists. "The lord God has called his servant Charlie Kirk home. Charlie is now a martyr," wrote pro-Trump influencer Benny Johnson on X.
Kirk mobilized Gen Z conservatives and gave them cover to embrace faith, family and the culture-war politics now central in Trump’s second term.
A day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was gunned down during an event at a university in Utah, people continued to gather at the Turning Point headquarters in Phoenix to pay their respects to the right-wing political figure.
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