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Conservative Influencer Charlie Kirk Shot, Killed at University Campus Event
Above: Charlie Kirk hands out hats at a Turning Point USA event in San Diego, Calif., on May 1, 2025. Image copyright: Michael Ho Wai Lee/SOPA Images/Getty Images
The Spin
Democratic narrative
This shooting has devastated everyone on the right and the left, and there is zero tolerance for violence on either side of the aisle. It's time for America to heal from this polarization and the epidemic of gun violence that has gone on too long.
Republican narrative
Charlie Kirk was a legendary conservative activist who's never advocated for violence, only for the truth. After years of the left painting conservatives as dangerous threats, this shooting should, hopefully, force a shift toward civility and decency in American political discourse. It's time for all Americans to pray for Kirk, his family, and the country.