European conservatives hailed the life and work of assassinated political organiser and free speech advocate Charlie Kirk overnight, and decried the “utter desperation and cowardice of those who could not defeat him in argument”.
31-year-old Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was killed in what President Donald Trump called an assassination at a debate event in Utah on Wednesday, and European sovereigntists, conservatives, and political leaders have responded with messages of support for the family he leaves behind, and disdain for political violence.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who helped Kirk launch the British offshoot of Turning Point in 2019 wrote of the slaying that “This is a very dark day for American democracy” and that he felt “desperately sad” for Kirk and his family. Speaking on GB News, where Farage has an evening talk show, he further added: “I met Charlie Kirk 10 years ago.
“I knew Charlie Kirk, I had been to his studios in Arizona and I spoke at Turning Point rallies… I was with him in London trying to get Turning Point UK off the ground. I went on his radio show on a regular basis.”
Of his work, Farage continued: “He was an enormous voice, and Trump regarded Charlie very highly indeed… for a young man he made a massive impression and was an important part of reviving, in young people in America, belief in very good values”.