Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk is a pro-Trump troll and founder of the conservative student-oriented Turning Point USA. He has a history of pushing right-wing hoaxes and conspiracy theories.

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Meet Charlie Kirk, The “Boy Wonder” Trump Ally Behind A Poorly Sourced McCarthy-Like Watchlist Of Professors

12/02/16 11:32 AM EST
Trump elevated Charlie Kirk's false claim about French protesters chanting his name. That never happened.

12/04/18 3:58 PM EST
The perfectly incoherent Trumpism of Charlie Kirk's Campus Battlefield

10/12/18 8:45 AM EDT

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Charlie Kirk: “Maybe we just got to make an example out of Thom Tillis”

05/16/25 2:52 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk says “I think we gotta keep SALT out of the way” of the budget bill

05/16/25 2:42 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “I was just texting with the White House staff today. ... I want to get my marching orders, and they were really quick to respond.”

05/16/25 2:25 PM EDT
Media Matters weekly newsletter, May 16

05/16/25 10:45 AM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “I did everything I could to make [Ed Martin] the permanent D.C. US attorney, but Thom Tillis from North Carolina had other plans”

05/15/25 1:01 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “These are members of Congress that stormed into a federal ICE facility despite warnings. They should absolutely be charged for this.”

05/12/25 1:39 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “Mr. Prevost, the new pope, was retweeting George Floyd propaganda”

05/08/25 2:30 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk complains about Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) opposing Ed Martin's nomination for US attorney in DC

05/07/25 1:29 PM EDT
Media Matters weekly newsletter, May 2

05/02/25 10:45 AM EDT
Arguing against war with Iran, Charlie Kirk calls Mike Waltz's ouster as national security adviser a “positive development”

05/01/25 2:27 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “Large dedicated Islamic areas are a threat to America”

04/30/25 2:26 PM EDT
Media Matters weekly newsletter, April 25

04/25/25 10:46 AM EDT

Featured

Meet Charlie Kirk, The “Boy Wonder” Trump Ally Behind A Poorly Sourced McCarthy-Like Watchlist Of Professors

Trump elevated Charlie Kirk's false claim about French protesters chanting his name. That never happened.

The perfectly incoherent Trumpism of Charlie Kirk's Campus Battlefield

The Latest

Charlie Kirk: “Maybe we just got to make an example out of Thom Tillis”

Charlie Kirk says “I think we gotta keep SALT out of the way” of the budget bill

Charlie Kirk: “I was just texting with the White House staff today. ... I want to get my marching orders, and they were really quick to respond.”

Media Matters weekly newsletter, May 16

Charlie Kirk: “I did everything I could to make [Ed Martin] the permanent D.C. US attorney, but Thom Tillis from North Carolina had other plans”

Charlie Kirk: “These are members of Congress that stormed into a federal ICE facility despite warnings. They should absolutely be charged for this.”

Charlie Kirk: “Mr. Prevost, the new pope, was retweeting George Floyd propaganda”

Charlie Kirk complains about Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) opposing Ed Martin's nomination for US attorney in DC

Media Matters weekly newsletter, May 2

Arguing against war with Iran, Charlie Kirk calls Mike Waltz's ouster as national security adviser a “positive development”

Charlie Kirk: “Large dedicated Islamic areas are a threat to America”

Media Matters weekly newsletter, April 25