Charlie Kirk
American political activist
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| 2024 | Charlie Kirk embarked on the 'You're being brainwashed' tour, visiting around 25 college campuses to engage with students and encourage Gen-Z voter turnout ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The tour reportedly generated around two billion viral views on social media and was praised for its significant impact in supporting Donald Trump's election efforts. |
| 2024 | Kirk advocated for a nationwide ban on gender affirming care for transgender individuals, stating that Donald Trump should run on this issue. |
| 2024 | During a visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kirk expressed his opposition to gay marriage and told a conservative gay student, 'I don't agree with your lifestyle.' |
| 2024 | Charlie Kirk's book 'Right Wing Revolution: How to Beat the Woke and Save the West' was released. |
| 2024 | In 2024, NBC News reported that internal data showed Charlie Kirk's podcast is being downloaded between 500,000 and 750,000 times each day, ranking it No. 13 on Apple Podcasts for news. |
| 2024 | Charlie Kirk's book 'Right Wing Revolution: How to Beat the Woke and Save the West' was released. |
| 2024 | Kirk advocated for a nationwide ban on gender affirming care for transgender individuals, stating that Donald Trump should run on this issue. |
| 2024 | During a visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kirk expressed his opposition to gay marriage and told a conservative gay student, 'I don't agree with your lifestyle.' |
| 2024 | Charlie Kirk embarked on the 'You're being brainwashed' tour, visiting around 25 college campuses to engage with students and encourage Gen-Z voter turnout ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The tour reportedly generated around two billion viral views on social media and was praised for its significant impact in supporting Donald Trump's election efforts. |
| 2024 | In 2024, NBC News reported that internal data showed Charlie Kirk's podcast is being downloaded between 500,000 and 750,000 times each day, ranking it No. 13 on Apple Podcasts for news. |
| May 2024 | Charlie Kirk and Erika Frantzve welcomed their second child, a son. |
| May 2024 | Charlie Kirk and Erika Frantzve welcomed their second child, a son. |
| January 2024 | In January, Charlie Kirk criticized Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, linking them to national aviation issues and expressing concerns about qualifications of Black pilots, which led to conflict with the Republican National Committee over Black voter outreach. |
| January 2024 | Charlie Kirk claimed that a 'myth' surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. had grown 'totally out of control', arguing that he was the most honored person of the 20th century despite being disliked by many during his lifetime. |
| January 2024 | In January, Charlie Kirk criticized Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, linking them to national aviation issues and expressing concerns about qualifications of Black pilots, which led to conflict with the Republican National Committee over Black voter outreach. |
| January 2024 | Charlie Kirk claimed that a 'myth' surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. had grown 'totally out of control', arguing that he was the most honored person of the 20th century despite being disliked by many during his lifetime. |
| December 2023 | At AmericaFest, Charlie Kirk described Martin Luther King Jr. as 'awful [...] not a good person', and criticized the Civil Rights Act of 1964, calling its passage a 'huge mistake' and alleging it led to a permanent 'DEI-type bureaucracy'. |
| December 2023 | At AmericaFest, Charlie Kirk described Martin Luther King Jr. as 'awful [...] not a good person', and criticized the Civil Rights Act of 1964, calling its passage a 'huge mistake' and alleging it led to a permanent 'DEI-type bureaucracy'. |
| February 2023 | A Brookings Institution study found that Charlie Kirk's podcast contained the second-highest proportion of false, misleading, and unsubstantiated statements among 36,603 episodes produced by 79 prominent political podcasters. |
| February 2023 | A Brookings Institution study found that Charlie Kirk's podcast contained the second-highest proportion of false, misleading, and unsubstantiated statements among 36,603 episodes produced by 79 prominent political podcasters. |
| 2022 | Journalist Bari Weiss released a report dubbed 'The Twitter Files', alleging that Twitter was censoring conservative personalities, including Charlie Kirk's account which was flagged under 'do not amplify'. |
| 2022 | Kirk published his fourth book titled 'The College Scam: How America's Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America's Youth.' |
| 2022 | Turning Point Academy was intended to open in the fall of this year, although the partnership with StrongMind ended due to backlash. |
| 2022 | At the TPUSA Young Women's Leadership Summit 2022 Conference, Kirk advocated for a 'biblical model' for women in romantic relationships, emphasizing the importance of partners who are protectors and leaders, and encouraged attendees to start a Turning Point USA chapter to meet conservative men. |
| 2022 | Journalist Bari Weiss released a report dubbed 'The Twitter Files', alleging that Twitter was censoring conservative personalities, including Charlie Kirk's account which was flagged under 'do not amplify'. |
| 2022 | Kirk published his fourth book titled 'The College Scam: How America's Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America's Youth.' |
| 2022 | At the TPUSA Young Women's Leadership Summit 2022 Conference, Kirk advocated for a 'biblical model' for women in romantic relationships, emphasizing the importance of partners who are protectors and leaders, and encouraged attendees to start a Turning Point USA chapter to meet conservative men. |
| 2022 | Turning Point Academy was intended to open in the fall of this year, although the partnership with StrongMind ended due to backlash. |
| December 2022 | Charlie Kirk warned the Republican National Committee that they needed to listen to their grassroots voters or risk the consequences of being ignored, claiming it could lead to the most stunted and muted Republican Party in the history of the conservative movement. |
| December 2022 | Charlie Kirk warned the Republican National Committee that they needed to listen to their grassroots voters or risk the consequences of being ignored, claiming it could lead to the most stunted and muted Republican Party in the history of the conservative movement. |
| August 2022 | Charlie Kirk and Erika Frantzve welcomed their first child, a daughter. |
| August 2022 | Charlie Kirk and Erika Frantzve welcomed their first child, a daughter. |
| February 2022 | During the Conservative Political Action Conference, Charlie Kirk emphasized that 'the southern border matters a lot more than the Ukrainian border,' and called for Republican leaders to label the situation at the southern border as an 'invasion.' |
| February 2022 | After the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Charlie Kirk characterized the conflict as merely a 'border dispute' and disseminated false claims from Russian state media regarding Ukrainian actions against Russian separatists. |
| February 2022 | After the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Charlie Kirk characterized the conflict as merely a 'border dispute' and disseminated false claims from Russian state media regarding Ukrainian actions against Russian separatists. |
| February 2022 | During the Conservative Political Action Conference, Charlie Kirk emphasized that 'the southern border matters a lot more than the Ukrainian border,' and called for Republican leaders to label the situation at the southern border as an 'invasion.' |
| 2021 | Kirk's Turning Point USA's monthly online average grew to 111,000 unique visitors. |
| 2021 | Turning Point USA announced the establishment of Turning Point Academy, aimed at providing an America-first education to students, in partnership with Arizona education firm StrongMind. |
| 2021 | Liberty University renamed the Falkirk Center to 'Standing for Freedom Center'. |
| 2021 | Charlie Kirk appeared before the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack and invoked the Fifth Amendment, while his team submitted 8,000 pages of records to the committee. |
| 2021 | After Liberty University did not renew his contract with the Falkirk Center for Faith and Liberty, Charlie Kirk founded Turning Point Faith, aimed at engaging pastors and church leaders in political issues and civic engagement. |
| 2021 | Kirk's Turning Point USA's monthly online average grew to 111,000 unique visitors. |
| 2021 | Liberty University renamed the Falkirk Center to 'Standing for Freedom Center'. |
| 2021 | Charlie Kirk appeared before the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack and invoked the Fifth Amendment, while his team submitted 8,000 pages of records to the committee. |
| 2021 | After Liberty University did not renew his contract with the Falkirk Center for Faith and Liberty, Charlie Kirk founded Turning Point Faith, aimed at engaging pastors and church leaders in political issues and civic engagement. |
| 2021 | Turning Point USA announced the establishment of Turning Point Academy, aimed at providing an America-first education to students, in partnership with Arizona education firm StrongMind. |
| November 2021 | In a Fox News article, Charlie Kirk asserted that state power should be used to prevent teachers from indoctrinating students with critical race theory, advocating for a strong confrontation against leftist ideologies. |
| November 2021 | In a Fox News article, Charlie Kirk asserted that state power should be used to prevent teachers from indoctrinating students with critical race theory, advocating for a strong confrontation against leftist ideologies. |
| October 2021 | Charlie Kirk stated on his podcast that Democrats wanted Americans to live in a state of 'sexual anarchy' and undermined cultural identity, prompting backlash on social media. He later expanded on these remarks in a statement on the Claremont Institute website. |
| October 2021 | Charlie Kirk stated on his podcast that Democrats wanted Americans to live in a state of 'sexual anarchy' and undermined cultural identity, prompting backlash on social media. He later expanded on these remarks in a statement on the Claremont Institute website. |
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