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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MAGA media figures argue some Americans are not really American

08/27/25 2:19 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk tells Taylor Swift to “submit to your husband” and “have a ton of children”

08/26/25 2:50 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk says foreigners who are “seven months or eight months pregnant” should be banned from entering America

08/25/25 2:41 PM EDT
As mass deportation intensifies, right-wing media expand their aim to include American citizens

08/25/25 11:50 AM EDT
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
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08/15/25 10:44 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

MAGA media figures argue some Americans are not really American

Charlie Kirk tells Taylor Swift to “submit to your husband” and “have a ton of children”

Charlie Kirk says foreigners who are “seven months or eight months pregnant” should be banned from entering America

As mass deportation intensifies, right-wing media expand their aim to include American citizens

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