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 says he can’t find “Christ-like compassion” for long-term immigrants who don’t speak English

08/22/25 3:44 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk threatens J.B. Pritzker and Brandon Johnson with the Insurrection Act and a federal takeover of Chicago

08/22/25 3:02 PM EDT
“These savages” -- Charlie Kirk calls Letitia James “the test case” and demands she “go to jail”

08/21/25 6:28 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk calls for a DC-style takeover of “all of America's greatest cities”

08/21/25 2:45 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk says immigrants are not real Americans and calls for the end of dual citizenship

08/19/25 3:21 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “Science says nothing. Scientists say things. ... Global warming does not have consensus like the second law of thermodynamics.”

08/19/25 2:04 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “I'm still in touch with people from Greenland. I'm trying to be careful because I'm not a government official, so I don't want to get too involved in all that stuff.”

08/15/25 2:10 PM EDT
Media Matters weekly newsletter, August 15

08/15/25 10:44 AM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “Isn't it time to start indicting these mayors? I mean, they're allowed to just fight against President Trump's immigration policy.”

08/14/25 2:29 PM EDT
Right-wing media cheer for Trump to deploy National Guard to other American cities after DC

08/14/25 10:52 AM EDT
Charlie Kirk sends message to his “buddies” in Trump's DOJ that there should be “massive indictments”

08/12/25 3:11 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk calls to deploy the military against Americans: “Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco. We got a big military. We should be willing to use it.”

08/11/25 1:12 PM 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 says he can’t find “Christ-like compassion” for long-term immigrants who don’t speak English

Charlie Kirk threatens J.B. Pritzker and Brandon Johnson with the Insurrection Act and a federal takeover of Chicago

“These savages” -- Charlie Kirk calls Letitia James “the test case” and demands she “go to jail”

Charlie Kirk calls for a DC-style takeover of “all of America's greatest cities”

Charlie Kirk says immigrants are not real Americans and calls for the end of dual citizenship

Charlie Kirk: “Science says nothing. Scientists say things. ... Global warming does not have consensus like the second law of thermodynamics.”

Charlie Kirk: “I'm still in touch with people from Greenland. I'm trying to be careful because I'm not a government official, so I don't want to get too involved in all that stuff.”

Media Matters weekly newsletter, August 15

Charlie Kirk: “Isn't it time to start indicting these mayors? I mean, they're allowed to just fight against President Trump's immigration policy.”

Right-wing media cheer for Trump to deploy National Guard to other American cities after DC

Charlie Kirk sends message to his “buddies” in Trump's DOJ that there should be “massive indictments”

Charlie Kirk calls to deploy the military against Americans: “Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco. We got a big military. We should be willing to use it.”