Charlie Kirk

The terrible assassination of the founder of the U.S. turning point Charlie Kirk Wednesday is the latest work by conservative figures and institutions, targeting violence, vandalism and murder.

The fatal shooting is in the last four years of Fox News digital commentary, which is the recent history of conservatives and Republicans, including two attempts to assassinate the president. Donald Trump In about two months in 2024.

Kirk spoke at Utah Valley University as part of his “America Comeback Tour” when he collapsed on stage. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

The 31-year-old husband and father are a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and visited the country to promote the central ideology to young people, most notably on university campuses. He founded his conservative group more than a decade ago.

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, died at the age of 31 after shooting on campus in Utah

Over the past four years, conservative and biological nonprofits have targeted shootings, arson and vandalism.

Trump himself faces two attempts to assassinate, including on July 13, 2024, when he was shot while joining the campaign rally at Butler, Pennsylvania. As Trump rises, bleeding and resists, the shootings rocked the election cycle and urges the crowd to “fight, fight, fight.” The assassination attempt was two days after the Republican National Convention began in Milwaukee.

Trump showed up at the conference while wearing a bandage on his ears and pointed out how he was “beside me” during his attempt. The motive of the 20-year-old assassin killed by a special service sniper is unclear. Fox News Digital previously reported that the FBI pointed to a complex personal complaint, mental health issues, and a desire for infamousity.

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Just a few weeks later, on September 15, 2024, Trump was kicked out of the Florida golf course. Criminal suspects in assassination of business, Ryan Routh published about Trump, 2024 election and politics Before trying, Fox News Digital reported previously.

Trump’s assassination attempts suspect Ryan Routh was detained in a human vehicle catalog released on Monday. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office)

Rolls will hold trial on Thursday and describes the president as an “unnecessary self-idiot fool” in court documents in September, according to the New York Post.

Riley Gaines

Attacks on conservatives are also taking place at the grassroots level, including this year the Republican headquarters in New Mexico faces arson attack. The attack destroyed the entrance to the headquarters, while the graffiti read “Ice=kkk”.

The suspect in the case also allegedly attacked Tesla Albuquerque’s showroom, which was charged by federal charges as Attorney General Pam Bondi pointed out the incident was a disturbing case of political violence.

The group said the Albuquerque-based headquarters in New Mexico was part of an alleged arson attempt. (x/@newmexicogop)

Fox Digital reported at the time that TPUSA chapters across the country were also facing other violence this year, including a group of students at the turn point at UC Davis who were attacked by masked individuals in April.

TPUSA said at the time that conservative groups were hosting a “Prove Me Wrong” event with speakers, when protesters destroyed cameras, tents, event signage, flipped tables and team employees who were beaten.

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Looking back in 2023, Riley Gaines, a former NCAA swimmer and conservative political activist, also attacked an attack and blockade in a room at San Francisco State University and spoke to students, promoting a ban on biological men from participating in women’s sports. The event is part of the Forum on the U.S. Turning Points and Campus Leadership Institute.

Data shows that since the Supreme Court leak, there have been 22 times more attacks on supporters than pro-choice groups

Churches and biological organisations are also facing dozens of attacks starting in 2022 in response to the Supreme Court Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization The decision effectively ended the recognition of abortion as a constitutional right.

The attacks included a Catholic church that was “inflicted by bombs” in Buffalo, New York, which was destroyed and caught fire in 2022, while pro-selected protesters interrupted church services and Catholic masses. The attack was announced in a radical pro-choice group that announced in an open letter that it was an “open season” for loved ones.

Charlie Kirk gave his hat before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/deseret News AP)

In 2017, House Majority Whip Steve Scalis (R-La. Scalis was almost dead, but recovered and continued to serve.

Bondy said Kirk’s fatal shooting on Wednesday has not yet caused a suspect, with the FBI and the ATF on the ground and investigating it.

After the tragedy, Trump and his cabinet members provided support to Kirk’s family.

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“The great and even legendary Charlie Kirk is dead,” Trump said on Wednesday’s truth social. “No one understands or has the heart of the youth of the United States of America better than Charlie. He is loved and admired by everyone, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my compassion, I am for his beautiful wife Erika and family. Charlie. Charlie. We love you!”

Louis Casiano, Stepheny Price and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.