America lost a true patriot this week when Charlie Kirk was gunned down by a coward at Utah Valley University. The 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA was doing what he did best – standing up for conservative values and challenging young minds to think for themselves. Instead of being allowed to spread his message of freedom and opportunity, he was silenced by a bullet.
This cold-blooded murder happened in broad daylight on September 10th while Charlie was hosting his famous “Prove Me Wrong” debate. He was speaking to college students about the values that make America great when some twisted individual took his life with a single shot from 400 feet away. The killer then ran like the coward he is, leaving behind a weapon and a nation in mourning.
For three days now, the FBI has been hunting this monster while offering a $100,000 reward. They found his rifle in the woods and have a person of interest, but the killer is still on the loose. Every hour this animal walks free is another slap in the face to everything Charlie stood for and every American who believes in free speech.
President Trump got it exactly right when he called Charlie “Great, and even Legendary.” Our President immediately announced he would give Charlie the Presidential Medal of Freedom after his death. This is the kind of recognition a true American hero deserves, not the violence he received from some deranged leftist.
Charlie Kirk spent his young life fighting for the heart and soul of America’s youth. He traveled from campus to campus, facing down angry mobs and hostile professors who hate everything about our country. While other young people were playing video games or posting on social media, Charlie was on the front lines defending our Constitution and our way of life.
The liberal media and college campuses have spent years demonizing conservatives like Charlie. They have created an atmosphere of hate where anyone who loves America and supports traditional values becomes a target. This assassination is the direct result of years of leftist propaganda that paints patriots as enemies of the people.
Dave Portnoy was absolutely right when he said this assassination represents how low our country has fallen. We now live in a place where a young conservative can be murdered simply for speaking his mind on a college campus. The left has blood on their hands for creating the toxic environment that led to this tragedy.
Charlie Kirk died defending the principles that built this great nation. His killer may have silenced his voice, but they cannot kill the movement he started or the millions of young Americans he inspired to love their country. Charlie’s legacy will live on in every patriot who refuses to back down in the face of leftist violence and intimidation.
