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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Charlie Kirk on the mass shooting in Maine: “You need to be armed, you need to be prepared to defend yourself and your family”

10/26/23 1:26 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk endorses “patriot” Rep. Mike Johnson for House Speaker

10/25/23 2:06 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk on Rep. Tom Emmer's speakership bid: “Hopefully that can be stopped”

10/24/23 1:56 PM EDT
Breitbart's Matthew Boyle: “There's two pathways here: Jim Jordan becomes the Speaker of the House or there is going to be a massive civil war inside the Republican Party”

10/20/23 2:05 PM EDT
Media Matters weekly newsletter, October 20

10/20/23 12:10 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk on House GOP dysfunction: “The Republican Party is completely incapable of governing right now”

10/18/23 1:41 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk attacks Republicans over chaotic House speaker vote: “This is a total disaster”

10/18/23 1:38 PM EDT
Amid scandal over Turning Point USA’s spending, Charlie Kirk is under fire from the right

10/17/23 4:08 PM EDT
Charlie Kirk attacks “petty” and “juvenile” Republicans who opposed Jim Jordan in the first round of the speaker vote

10/17/23 2:31 PM EDT
Right-wing media fearmongered about a “day of jihad” coming to the US despite a lack of evidence

10/16/23 3:32 PM EDT
Right-wing media are pushing bigoted rhetoric toward Muslims — including Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar — after recent Hamas attacks

10/13/23 1:38 PM EDT
Media Matters weekly newsletter, October 13

10/13/23 10:59 AM EDT