Charlie Kirk | Media Matters for America

Charlie Kirk was a right-wing provocateur and founder of Turning Point USA who was fatally shot on September 10, 2025. He had a history of pushing right-wing hoaxes and conspiracy theories.

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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
Media Matters weekly newsletter, August 8

08/08/25 10:43 AM EDT
Inside the alliance between right-wing media and Trump “Border Czar” Tom Homan

08/07/25 9:09 AM EDT
As experts warn of a famine unfolding in Gaza, here’s how right-wing media are reacting

08/06/25 4:25 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “It's time to federalize DC, roll in the tanks, bring in the military”

08/06/25 2:26 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk accuses Rep. Jasmine Crockett of being part of an “attempt to eliminate the white population in this country”

08/04/25 12:54 PM EDT
Media Matters weekly newsletter, August 1

08/01/25 10:47 AM EDT
Charlie Kirk: “I do think that there is a direct correlation between someone's testosterone and their politics”

07/31/25 1:15 PM EDT
Newsmax's Greg Kelly tells Charlie Kirk: “A lot of folks think that you're going to be leading this country some day”

07/31/25 9:25 AM EDT
Charlie Kirk says Sen. John Thune should turn off the Senate air conditioning to force through Trump nominees

07/29/25 12:50 PM EDT