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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk mourned as a ‘martyr for truth’ after assassination

A teacher from Gurukul school of Art completes artwork to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk who was shot and killed, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Charlie Kirk never finished college, yet he spent much of his life on university campuses, spreading conservative ideas where they were least welcome on his way to building a youth movement that helped elect a president in 2024.

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A teacher from Gurukul school of Art completes artwork to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk who was shot and killed, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

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Flowers are shown at the Keller Building on the Utah Valley University campus after Charlie Kirk was shot and died during Turning Point's visit to the university, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

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In this undated image made from video from a U.S. Navy aircraft and released by The Stars Academy of Arts &amp; Science, an unidentified object moves near the plane in the air. Video footage (not shown here) taken by U.S. drones off the coast of Yemen last October seems to show a Hellfire missile bouncing off an unidentified flying object and the mysterious craft continuing on its path seemingly unaffected by the strike, according to Rep. Eric Burlison. (The Stars Academy of Arts &amp; Science via AP) ** FILE **

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Law enforcement tapes off an area after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at the Utah Valley University, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Croewley/The Deseret News via AP)

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A teacher from Gurukul school of Art completes artwork to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk who was shot and killed, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk mourned as a ‘martyr for truth’ after assassination

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