President Donald Trump has broken his silence on the horrific killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
At around 12:20 p.m. local time, Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck during a public event at Utah State University on Wednesday. At 4:40 p.m. EST, Trump confirmed that Kirk died. Horrific footage of the shooting went viral on X/Twitter, and we warn you to use caution if you are disturbed by graphic material.
Just after 3:00 p.m. EST, President Donald Trump wrote, “We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot.
A great guy from top to bottom. GOD BLESS HIM!” on his Truth Social account.
Charlie Kirk was the CEO of Turning Point Action and had been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump since the latter launched his first presidential campaign a decade ago. Kirk had over 3.84 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and more than 5.3 million followers on X/Twitter.
