Politics
Electoral and movement politics: his relationship with Donald Trump, the youth mobilisation efforts of 2020 and the ballot-chasing operation of 2024, the claims about the 2020 election, January 6 and his December 2022 appearance before the House committee, and the fights he had inside his own movement over Israel, immigration and the activists to his right.
Part of Charlie Kirk
63 moments in this segment.
- - Panel at CPAC, 2014. Kirk on a CPAC panel in National Harbor, Maryland, alongside former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore, attorney Bruce Fein and journalist John Solomon.
- - With Mia Love and Ben Sasse at CPAC, 2015. Kirk on stage with Representative Mia Love of Utah and Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska at CPAC 2015.
- - With Eric Trump at CPAC, 2018. Kirk interviewing Eric Trump on stage at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference.
- - With Jared Kushner, 2019. Kirk interviewing White House adviser Jared Kushner at the 2019 Teen Student Action Summit in Washington, D.C.
- - With Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle, 2019. Kirk appearing with Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle at an event in 2019.
- - The 2019 'Groyper War' against Turning Point USA. Archival compilation of the autumn 2019 campus confrontations in which Nick Fuentes's supporters challenged Kirk at TPUSA events from the right.
- - With Senator Rand Paul, 2019. Kirk on stage with Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky at a Turning Point USA event.
- - Vice President Mike Pence at the 2020 Student Action Summit. Turning Point USA's recording of Vice President Pence's full speech to its December 2020 Student Action Summit.
- - At 'An Address to Young Americans', 2020. Kirk speaking with supporters at the 'An Address to Young Americans' event featuring President Donald Trump, hosted by Students for Trump and Turning Point Action at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona.
- - With Sarah Palin, 2021. Kirk appearing with former Alaska governor Sarah Palin at a Turning Point USA event.
- - With Donald Trump, 2021. Kirk on stage with former president Donald Trump in July 2021.
- - Kirk campaigns for Kari Lake before the 2022 midterms. Kirk speaks at a rally for Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake in the final days of the 2022 campaign.
- - With Ron DeSantis and Kari Lake, 2022. Kirk with Florida governor Ron DeSantis and Arizona candidate Kari Lake at a Turning Point Action event.
- - With Donald Trump, 2023. Kirk with Donald Trump at the 2023 Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida.
- - Turning Point Action's COO on building an election-winning movement. Tyler Bowyer, chief operating officer of Turning Point Action, explains the group's approach to organising and turnout in a 2023 interview.
- - With Ben Carson at AmericaFest, 2023. Kirk in conversation with former housing secretary Ben Carson at AmericaFest 2023.
- - With Lara Trump, 2024. Kirk in conversation with Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump in June 2024.
- - Kirk at Turning Point Action's 2024 People's Convention in Detroit. Kirk warns supporters against complacency ahead of the 2024 election, speaking at Turning Point Action's Detroit convention.
- - Kirk argues against relitigating the 2020 election. In a 2024 exchange with Bill O'Reilly, Kirk says continuing to dispute the 2020 result does not help Republicans, a shift from his earlier position.
- - Charlie Kirk addresses the 2024 Republican National Convention. Kirk's speech on the opening night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, two days after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
- - Kirk's 2024 convention speech on young Americans and the economy. NBC News coverage of Kirk's Republican National Convention address, which centred on the financial position of young Americans.
- - C-SPAN's record of Kirk at the 2024 Republican National Convention. C-SPAN's archive footage of Kirk's 2024 convention remarks, reposted with a pointer to his 37 C-SPAN appearances.
- - JD Vance with Charlie Kirk at Turning Point Action's Chase the Vote (2024). Full recording of the Turning Point Action 'Chase the Vote' event in Mesa, Arizona, at which Kirk interviewed vice-presidential nominee JD Vance during the 2024 campaign.
- - With J. D. Vance, 2024. Kirk with Senator J. D. Vance, then the Republican vice-presidential nominee, in September 2024.
- - With Tulsi Gabbard, 2024. Kirk on stage with Tulsi Gabbard in October 2024.
- - With Donald Trump at AmericaFest, 2024. Kirk with president-elect Donald Trump at AmericaFest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.
- - With Donald Trump Jr. in Greenland, 2025. Kirk photographed with Donald Trump Jr. during a visit to Greenland. Official White House photograph, in the public domain as a work of the US federal government.
- - Kirk's 2025 Student Action Summit speech on the electoral threat from the left. Kirk's address at the July 2025 Student Action Summit in Tampa, warning Republicans about the rise of candidates such as Zohran Mamdani.
- - Kirk argues with Gen Z participants over Israel, Netanyahu and AIPAC. A long-form recorded exchange in which Kirk defends his position on Israel against 25 young participants, on a question that split his own audience.
- - Kirk debates Gen Z participants on Israel and Gaza. A recorded exchange in which Kirk argues US policy on Israel and Gaza with young participants, a topic that divided his own coalition.
- - Arizona lawmakers and community react to Kirk's death. 12 News team coverage of reactions from Arizona officials and residents on the day Kirk was killed.
- - Speaker Mike Johnson responds to the shooting. C-SPAN footage of House Speaker Mike Johnson addressing Kirk's shooting on 10 September 2025 and the rise of political violence.
- - ABC7 explains Kirk's political influence and career. A summary of Kirk's role in shaping Republican messaging and his connection to Donald Trump's rise.
- - Kirk's political impact in Arizona. 12 News reviews how Kirk built a national organisation headquartered in Arizona and drew young people into conservative politics there.
- - CBC explains Kirk's political influence. CBC News breaks down Kirk's role in American conservative politics for an international audience.
- - How Kirk helped propel Trump into office. Good Morning America reviews Kirk's influence on Republican messaging and Donald Trump's political rise.
- - An Australian reporter attends a Kirk campus debate. ABC News Australia's Lia Walsh describes attending one of Kirk's campus debate events during the 2024 campaign.
- - Kirk's rise in conservative politics. KRON4 traces Kirk's political trajectory, noting among other things his remarks about the man who attacked Paul Pelosi.
- - Face the Nation on the Trump-Kirk relationship. CBS examines the close working relationship between President Trump and Kirk, including Trump's announcement of a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- - A commentator argues Kirk's legacy was open debate. Brad Polumbo discusses Kirk's approach to public argument after the assassination; the characterisation of Kirk as a free-speech figure is contested by his critics.
- - BBC News: what did Charlie Kirk stand for?. A short BBC explainer summarising Kirk's political positions for international viewers.
- - Vox on how Kirk built a home for Gen Z conservatives. Vox analyses Kirk's use of social media, debate formats and campus organising to attract younger conservatives.
- - Shapiro and Alberta discuss Kirk's assassination on Real Time. Ben Shapiro and journalist Tim Alberta join Bill Maher for a discussion of Kirk's killing and its political consequences.
- - Young supporters describe what Kirk meant to them. The New York Times interviews mourners outside the Utah hospital where Kirk died about his influence on younger conservatives.
- - NPR asks who will lead the young conservative movement now. NPR examines Kirk's role in shifting young Americans rightward and the question of succession within the movement after his death.
- - Ocasio-Cortez on the House resolution honouring Charlie Kirk. C-SPAN footage of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explaining her objections to the House resolution honouring Kirk following his death.
- - Tucker Carlson's funeral eulogy draws antisemitism accusations. FOX 11 reports on criticism of Carlson for invoking conspiracy themes during his eulogy at Kirk's funeral, an early marker of the split that later widened on the right.
- - The Fuentes interview splits the conservative movement. New York Post coverage of Ben Shapiro's criticism of Tucker Carlson over the Fuentes interview and the wider dispute on the right that Kirk had faced earlier.
- - PBS NewsHour on the Republican rift over Nick Fuentes. PBS reports on the split among Republicans after Tucker Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes, including the antisemitism task force's break with the Heritage Foundation.
- - Shapiro and Levin criticise Carlson over the Fuentes interview. The Hill covers sharp criticism of Tucker Carlson from Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin, illustrating the factional dispute inside the conservative movement.
- - Ezra Klein on the right's 'groyper' problem. A long-form discussion of the Fuentes movement that first mobilised against Kirk in 2019 and its position within the American right.
- - JD Vance questioned about Epstein at a 2026 TPUSA event. Forbes records a student pressing Vice President Vance on the Jeffrey Epstein files during a Turning Point USA campus appearance in April 2026.
- - Erika Kirk introduces President Trump at a Phoenix TPUSA event. USA TODAY records the April 2026 Arizona event at which Turning Point USA's chief executive introduced the president.
- - Tucker Carlson says he regrets the Fuentes interview. The Hill's Rising reports Carlson telling The New York Times he wishes he had not conducted the interview, while defending his choice of guests.
- - CNN reports from inside the groyper movement. Donie O'Sullivan meets self-described groypers in Miami and examines what draws young men to Nick Fuentes, the faction that campaigned against Kirk from his right.
- - Turning Point Action explains its ballot-chasing operation. An Arizona Free Enterprise Club interview with a Turning Point Action director about the group's voter turnout and ballot-collection programme.
- - CBC asks whether the conservative vote is splintering before the midterms. CBC's Katie Simpson reports from the Turning Point USA Women's Leadership Summit on divisions among Trump supporters heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
- - Alveda King testifies about Kirk at a House Judiciary hearing. C-SPAN footage of Alveda King, a niece of Martin Luther King Jr., speaking about Kirk and the Southern Poverty Law Center before a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
- - What ballot chasing is, in Turning Point Action's own account. A short explainer on the ballot-chasing method Turning Point Action used in Arizona, produced by an allied group.
- - Turning Point's Arizona primary night coverage, July 2026. The Charlie Kirk Show's live programme covering the 2026 Arizona Republican primary, including the governor's race Kirk had campaigned in.
- - Turning Point Action's COO on the 2026 midterm strategy. One America News interviews Turning Point Action chief operating officer Tyler Bowyer about the group's plans for the 2026 congressional elections.
- - Kirk's last endorsement and the 2026 Arizona governor's race. The Daily Signal examines Andy Biggs's campaign for governor of Arizona, one of the final endorsements Kirk made before his death.
- - Donald Trump Jr. on Kirk's approach to opponents at CPAC. Donald Trump Jr. characterises Kirk's practice of debating rather than excluding critics; the characterisation is disputed by those who point to the Professor Watchlist.
