Following Charlie Kirk’s killing at Utah Valley University, one conservative journalist has vowed to continue campus free speech efforts despite pushback and threats.
The assassination of conservative influencer and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk last week has sparked renewed urgency around protecting free speech, particularly on college campuses.
Kirk, 31, was killed Wednesday during a campus event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He leaves behind his wife, Erika, and two young children.
Seattle-based journalist and conservative influencer Cameron Higby, who contracts for Turning Point’s FrontLines, is among those leading efforts to honor Kirk’s legacy. He co-launched a grassroots campus tour this week with political commentator David Khait called «Fearless.»
«It’s to show people that conservatives, and people in general, aren’t afraid to go out and talk about their beliefs in the public square… Even though Charlie sat behind a table just like ours and was shot and killed. We want to show that we’re not scared», Higby told Fox News Digital.
Wearing «Make America Great Again» hats, Higby and Khait set up a booth Monday at Georgia State University with signs that read, «Nobody should be killed for their opinions. RIP Charlie» and «Left is violent: Let’s debate.» The next day, they kept the Kirk sign and put up a new sign that read, «Men cannot be women: Let’s talk.
