UPDATE: 10 SEPT, 5:09 PM EST: Donald Trump has confirmed the death of Charlie Kirk via a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. The post read, 'The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!'
Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, is fighting for his life after being shot in the neck during a campus event in Utah. The conservative commentator was speaking to students at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday when a gunman opened fire, sending shockwaves across political and student communities alike.
