Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative activist and MAGA celebrity, was killed at a Utah university on Wednesday. His rhetoric, which often included anti-LGBTQ and anti-immigrant comments, both inspired supporters and enraged foes, leading to his organization Turning Point USA becoming a significant force in conservative youth movements.

• Turning Point USA, founded by Kirk at age 18, now boasts chapters in 3,500 high schools and college campuses, with 250,000 student members and an annual budget of around $80 million.
• Kirk was a vociferous opponent of affirmative action, claiming the 1964 Civil Rights Act was a "huge mistake" and alleging that prominent Black women benefited unfairly.
• He publicly opposed transgender rights, likening doctors performing gender-affirming care to Nazis, and argued that gay couples seek to "corrupt your children."
• Organizations like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and GLAAD condemned his murder and political violence, despite strongly disagreeing with Kirk's views.