What Charlie Kirk Meant to Me
Charlie Kirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley / Deseret News via AP)
‘He was an inspiration to me and my entire generation.’ Seven young conservatives on how the activist changed their lives.
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday afternoon at Utah Valley University while doing what he had done hundreds of times before: debating college students.
Many of them credited Kirk with giving them the courage to want ordinary things: family, faith, and marriage. For them, he did something that Republicans had failed to do since Reagan: He made conservatism cool.
Below are the voices of seven people who described how Kirk changed their lives.
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