Every story I read about Charlie Kirk is the same: a man unfailingly generous with his time and his talents.
My Charlie Kirk story is no different. He contacted me very soon after my dox and offered me the biggest platform I had ever been on to tell my story and bring much needed publicity to my new publishing venture. Behind the scenes he was supportive and highly engaged. Moreso than you might think. He and his fantastic team were unafraid to champion ideas from the right that other conservative hosts of his stature would never have touched. He, perhaps more than any figure aside from Trump, paved the way for the right to reshape itself and take on the cause of the American people. He did it with intelligence and sincerity and his own subtle touch of mischievous humor.
He really was a great man. At only 31 years old he was wise beyond his years. Like Trump he had a tremendous gift for feeling and seeing the wave before it comes. He was smart enough to trust his gut and humble enough to change his mind and redirect his thinking as the times called for it. Some, very few, just have it. And Charlie just had it.
When he invited me to his studio in Phoenix last spring I jumped at the chance and brought my eldest son along with me. Charlie had just finished two hours of his morning show, then had an hour with me, and 45 minutes later was taking a flight to UC Riverside for an event before flying back to the Arizona studio for another taping that night. According to his producer, every day was like this. He truly lived his beliefs and his mission in a way few others do. And despite this break-neck schedule he took extra time to show my son around his offices, his memorabilia, his Jon McNaughton oil paintings, and sign a book for the young guy.
After Charlie left, I was introduced to the TPUSA staff, then the Turning Point Action staff. I saw hundreds of bright and motivated young people all working under Charlie’s supervision toward the same goal
of making America great again. This was as impressive an operation as I have ever seen. Charlie was an absolute force of nature. Anything was possible for him. No limit to his potential.
He will be greatly missed. I will miss him. I am angry in ways I do not recognize. I am deeply saddened for his children and his wife. And I will do what I can to honor his memory.
Charlie Kirk, God bless you. Yours is a seat that will never be filled.
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