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On Sept. 10, 2025, a cowardly assassin silenced one of the boldest champions of free speech on a college campus when Charlie Kirk was gunned down during a forum at Utah Valley University, cutting short a life of fearless advocacy at just 31 years old. Conservatives across America are rightly outraged and grieving, but we must be clearer than ever that political violence is the enemy of liberty and must be rejected in the strongest terms. The brutal attack was not just an assault on one man — it was an attack on the very idea that ideas should be debated rather than murdered.
Charlie Kirk did not arrive as an accidental leader; he built Turning Point USA from a garage in 2012 into a national force that put conservative ideas back on campus and into the cultural conversation. He recruited and inspired young patriots, challenged the campus orthodoxy, and created an infrastructure that changed the dynamics of youth politics in America — something the left still can’t fathom. Whether you loved every tactical choice he made or not, the fact is clear: he mobilized a generation and forced the conversation back to faith, family, and freedom.
Those who worked beside him are grieving and also steeling themselves to carry the torch forward, including Turning Point’s senior staff and leaders like Justin Streiff, who has overseen growth and development for the organization. Streiff and other executives have spoken about Charlie’s courage, faith, and the movement he built, and his presence on the leadership team gives conservatives confidence that the operation Charlie built will not flinch. Erika Kirk publicly thanked the staff, naming Streiff and others as steady hands in this terrible hour, and conservatives should take heart that competent leaders are organizing to preserve Charlie’s legacy.
Sunday’s memorial in Glendale proved what conservatives have always known: when we stand together, we come in numbers, in faith, and in conviction — with leaders including President Trump and Vice President Vance honoring Charlie’s life amid an unprecedented security posture. This was not a celebrity spectacle; it was a national test of resolve, with federal and local authorities treating the event with Super Bowl‑level security because the stakes are that high. The size and solemnity of the gathering showed that Charlie’s movement is not dependent on one voice alone; it is a grassroots force with staying power.
Let there be no equivocation: the left’s rhetoric — the constant dehumanizing of opponents in campuses, in media, and in cultural institutions — feeds a poisonous atmosphere that can inspire violence, and while not every critic is responsible for an assassin’s act, enough is enough. President Trump and conservative voices have rightly called Charlie a martyr for truth and freedom, and it is time for every decent American to reject the nihilistic shrieks of cancel culture and stand for civil discourse once again. We will mourn, but we will not retreat into silence out of fear.
The path forward is clear and patriotic: build harder, organize faster, and teach our young people to love the country and the principles that made it great. Turning Point has already signaled continuity and growth, with Erika Kirk taking up the mantle and the organization calling on supporters to double down on recruitment and outreach. Charlie’s life was short but consequential, and the conservative movement must honor him by refusing to surrender — by turning grief into action and by proving that martyrdom only fuels the fire of freedom.
