America lost a true patriot this week when Charlie Kirk was gunned down at Utah Valley University. The 31-year-old conservative hero was speaking to students when a coward shot him in the neck. Kirk died at the hospital, leaving behind a movement of young Americans who loved their country.
This was not some random crime. This was a political assassination, plain and simple. The radical left has spent years demonizing conservatives like Kirk. They called him dangerous for teaching young people to love America and question liberal lies.
Kirk founded Turning Point USA as a teenager because he saw how colleges were brainwashing students. He traveled the country debating leftists and winning hearts and minds. The establishment hated him because he was effective at waking people up.
Now we see the deadly results of the left’s hatred. Political violence is exploding across America. There have been two attempts on President Trump’s life. Democrat offices get attacked too, but the media ignores when conservatives are targeted.
Our kids are growing up in a country where speaking conservative truths can get you killed. Parents should be terrified about sending their children to these radical college campuses. These schools have become breeding grounds for political extremists.
The shooter knew exactly what he was doing. This was planned violence against someone whose only crime was loving America. The blood is on the hands of every professor and politician who called Kirk a threat to democracy.
We cannot let the left intimidate us into silence. Charlie Kirk died fighting for the soul of this nation. The best way to honor his memory is to keep speaking the truth, no matter how much they hate us for it.
President Trump ordered flags at half-staff because he knows what we lost. Charlie Kirk was proof that young Americans still believe in freedom. His assassination shows just how far the enemies of America will go to destroy us.