Mainstream media reactions to Charlie Kirk’s shooting reveal a disturbing narrative.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday during a Q&A session at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Video from the event shows Kirk was struck near the neck. While details about his condition remain unclear, reports suggest he’s been hospitalized.
Unfornately, the mainstream media’s reaction to the shooting has been as disgusting as you could have predicted.
Over at CNN, Kristen Holmes dubbed Kirk “a controversial figure at times,” adding: “He goes into these various college campuses, uh, pushes conservative issues, gets into back and f—heated back and forth often with these students on these college campuses. But of course, uh, none of that is violent.”
CNN’s Kristen Holmes, moments after we learned Charlie Kirk was shot: «He’s a controversial fitgure. At times, he goes into these various college campuses, pushes conservative issues, gets into back and forth, heated back and forth, often with these students on these college… pic.twitter.com/7epPk47t0I— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 10, 2025
MSNBC’s Kathy Tur, reporting on the shooting, called Kirk “a divisive figure, um, polarizing, lightning rod, whatever term you wanna use.”
???? WTF?! MSNBC is ALREADY back to demonizing Charlie Kirk, just MINUTES after he was shot in Utah
Katy Tur called him “a divisive figure, polarizing, lightning rod.
