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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Media Matters weekly newsletter, August 18

08/18/23 10:51 AM EDT
Charlie Kirk on Trump prosecutions: “They're almost creating the prerequisite for the American right to seek revenge against the people that are doing this”

08/17/23 4:00 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk suggests conservatives are “being provoked” into violence by Democrats

08/17/23 3:54 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk and others call for Democrats to be indicted following Fulton County charges against Trump

08/17/23 3:50 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk blames Maui wildfires on “pagan Hawaiian culture”

08/17/23 2:41 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk calls Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis a “thug”

08/16/23 3:19 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk demands Republican attorneys general put Democrats in “handcuffs and leg irons. That’s what we need.”

08/16/23 3:05 PM EDT
Right-wing media falsely claim Trump's conspiracy charges in Georgia are “criminalization” of free speech

08/15/23 3:53 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk: Trump conspiracy indictment is “an attempt to nullify the United States Constitution”

08/15/23 2:59 PM EDT
Trump’s Georgia indictment shows the perilous power of the right-wing fever swamp

08/15/23 12:52 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk falsely claims there has been no federal response to Maui wildfires

08/14/23 5:34 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk responds to audience question about forming militias: “You need to have systems and backup plans of self-sovereignty”

08/14/23 11:41 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

Media Matters weekly newsletter, August 18

Charlie Kirk on Trump prosecutions: “They're almost creating the prerequisite for the American right to seek revenge against the people that are doing this”

Charlie Kirk suggests conservatives are “being provoked” into violence by Democrats

Charlie Kirk and others call for Democrats to be indicted following Fulton County charges against Trump

Charlie Kirk blames Maui wildfires on “pagan Hawaiian culture”

Charlie Kirk calls Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis a “thug”

Charlie Kirk demands Republican attorneys general put Democrats in “handcuffs and leg irons. That’s what we need.”

Right-wing media falsely claim Trump's conspiracy charges in Georgia are “criminalization” of free speech

Charlie Kirk: Trump conspiracy indictment is “an attempt to nullify the United States Constitution”

Trump’s Georgia indictment shows the perilous power of the right-wing fever swamp

Charlie Kirk falsely claims there has been no federal response to Maui wildfires

Charlie Kirk responds to audience question about forming militias: “You need to have systems and backup plans of self-sovereignty”