we should remember him for his words...
Charlie Kirk's Documented Calls for Political Violence (2012-2024)
Direct Calls for Death and Public Executions:
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Called for President Biden to receive "the death penalty for his crimes against America" (July 2023)^1
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"Death penalties should be public, should be quick, it should be televised. I think at a certain age, its an initiation...What age should you start to see public executions?" - suggested children should watch (2024)^2
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Called for "Nuremberg-style trials for every gender-affirming clinic doctor" invoking Nazi war crimes imagery (April 2024)^3
Calling for Lethal Force Against Migrants and Minorities:
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Advocated lethal force against migrants: "If you enter, we have lethal force, and we're willing to use it" and "You can start with firing next to them" (March 2024)^4
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Advocated using whips against migrants, asking "Why is that controversial?"^5
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Warned of "enemy occupation of the foreigner hordes" requiring armed response^6
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Directed supporters: "Buy weapons. Buy ammo. If you go into a public place, bring a gun with you"^7
Violent Anti-LGBTQ+ Statements:
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Said he "would've loved" if fathers "formed a line" to physically confront transgender athletes: "you're going to have to come through us"^8
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Called transgender people "an abomination" and "a throbbing middle finger to God"^9
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Advocated handling LGBTQ+ people "the way we used to take care of things in the 1950s and 60s" (era of criminalization and forced institutionalization)^10
Extreme Anti-Black and Antisemitic Rhetoric:
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Called George Floyd a "scumbag"^11
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Said Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a "huge mistake"^12
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"If I see a Black pilot, I'm going to be like, 'Boy, I hope he's qualified'"^13
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Called Martin Luther King Jr. "awful" and "not a good person"^14
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Claimed Jewish people control "not just the colleges; it's the nonprofits, it's the movies, it's Hollywood, it's all of it"^15
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"The philosophical foundation of anti-whiteness has been largely financed by Jewish donors in the country"^16
Great Replacement Theory and White Supremacist Messaging:
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Promoted "Great Replacement" theory: "not a theory, it's a reality" - Democrats seek to "diminish and decrease white demographics in America"^17
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SPLC documents Kirk warning that "native born Americans are being replaced by foreigners" and promising Trump will "liberate" the country from "the enemy occupation of the foreigner hordes"^18
Celebrating and Normalizing Violence:
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Said gun deaths are "worth it" to preserve Second Amendment rights^19
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Promoted Christian nationalist "Seven Mountain Mandate" ideology calling for theocratic takeover through "spiritual warfare"^20
Targeting and Harassment Campaigns:
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Created "Professor Watchlists" that resulted in death threats, rape threats, and antisemitic harassment^21
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Arizona State University President documented that Kirk's watchlist generated "antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ+ and misogynistic attacks on ASU faculty"^22
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One professor resigned after "nearly a year of harassment by right-wing, white supremacist media outlets"^23
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Maintained "School Board Watchlists" targeting local education officials^24
January 6 Capitol Attack Organization:
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Organized "80+ buses full of patriots to D.C. to fight for this president"^25
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Admitted receiving "500 emails a minute calling for a civil war" before January 6^26
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Pleaded the Fifth over 70 times when questioned by House January 6 Committee^27
Civil Rights Organizations' Classification as Extremist:
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Southern Poverty Law Center added Turning Point USA to official "Hate Map" as "antigovernment extremist group" (2024)^28
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Anti-Defamation League documents Kirk's systematic antisemitic rhetoric^29
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Academic research from Cambridge Core and Brookings Institution documents Kirk's rhetoric following established patterns of stochastic terrorism^30
Documented Legal Consequences and Criminal Investigations:
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Federal Election Commission fined Kirk's organization $18,000 for campaign finance violations^31
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Multiple universities paid settlements totaling tens of thousands of dollars after Kirk's "Professor Watchlist" resulted in documented death threats^32
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Criminal charges filed in multiple states against TPUSA personnel for violent confrontations, including felony assault charges in Arizona^33
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Yolo County District Attorney investigating coordinated attacks at UC Davis that could result in felony charges carrying up to three years in prison^34
International Recognition as Extremist:
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Socialist Worker UK described his content as a "cesspit of far right lies, vile racism, transphobia"^35
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CBC Canada documented his "combative style" as making him a "potent political force" in promoting extremist ideologies^36
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Al Jazeera noted Kirk's "provocative style" as deliberately inflammatory political messaging^37
General Violence Normalization:
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Regularly promoted false claims about 2020 election integrity leading to January 6^38
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Systematic rhetoric describing Democratic governance as illegitimate^39
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Network Contagion Research Institute documents Kirk's systematic provision of mainstream legitimacy to white nationalist figures^40