To any others saying “he never advocated for violence” or that all he did was “calmly debate”, some light reading from our friends at Reddit, including sources.
Charlie Kirk's Documented Calls for Political Violence (2012-2024)
Direct Calls for Death and Public Executions:
* Called for President Biden to receive "the death penalty for his crimes against America" (July 2023)\^1
* "Death penalties should be public, should be quick, it should be televised. I think at a certain age, its an initiation...What age should you start to see public executions?" - suggested children should watch (2024)\^2
* Called for "Nuremberg-style trials for every gender-affirming clinic doctor" invoking Nazi war crimes imagery (April 2024)\^3
Calling for Lethal Force Against Migrants and Minorities:
* Advocated lethal force against migrants: "If you enter, we have lethal force, and we're willing to use it" and "You can start with firing next to them" (March 2024)\^4
* Advocated using whips against migrants, asking "Why is that controversial?"\^5
* Warned of "enemy occupation of the foreigner hordes" requiring armed response\^6
* Directed supporters: "Buy weapons. Buy ammo. If you go into a public place, bring a gun with you"\^7
Violent Anti-LGBTQ+ Statements:
* Said he "would've loved" if fathers "formed a line" to physically confront transgender athletes: "you're going to have to come through us"\^8
* Called transgender people "an abomination" and "a throbbing middle finger to God"\^9
* Advocated handling LGBTQ+ people "the way we used to take care of things in the 1950s and 60s" (era of criminalization and forced institutionalization)\^10
Extreme Anti-Black and Antisemitic Rhetoric:
* Called George Floyd a "scumbag"\^11
* Said Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a "huge mistake"\^12
* "If I see a Black pilot, I'm going to be like, 'Boy, I hope he's qualified'"\^13
* Called Martin Luther King Jr. "awful" and "not a good person"\^14
* Claimed Jewish people control "not just the colleges; it's the nonprofits, it's the movies, it's Hollywood, it's all of it"\^15
* "The philosophical foundation of anti-whiteness has been largely financed by Jewish donors in the country"\^16
Great Replacement Theory and White Supremacist Messaging:
* Promoted "Great Replacement" theory: "not a theory, it's a reality" - Democrats seek to "diminish and decrease white demographics in America"\^17
* SPLC documents Kirk warning that "native born Americans are being replaced by foreigners" and promising Trump will "liberate" the country from "the enemy occupation of the foreigner hordes"\^18
Celebrating and Normalizing Violence:
* Said gun deaths are "worth it" to preserve Second Amendment rights\^19
* Promoted Christian nationalist "Seven Mountain Mandate" ideology calling for theocratic takeover through "spiritual warfare"\^20
Targeting and Harassment Campaigns:
* Created "Professor Watchlists" that resulted in death threats, rape threats, and antisemitic harassment\^21
* Arizona State University President documented that Kirk's watchlist generated "antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ+ and misogynistic attacks on ASU faculty"\^22
* One professor resigned after "nearly a year of harassment by right-wing, white supremacist media outlets"\^23
* Maintained "School Board Watchlists" targeting local education officials\^24
January 6 Capitol Attack Organization:
* Organized "80+ buses full of patriots to D.C. to fight for this president"\^25
* Admitted receiving "500 emails a minute calling for a civil war" before January 6\^26
* Pleaded the Fifth over 70 times when questioned by House January 6 Committee\^27
Civil Rights Organizations' Classification as Extremist:
* Southern Poverty Law Center added Turning Point USA to official "Hate Map" as "antigovernment extremist group" (2024)\^28
* Anti-Defamation League documents Kirk's systematic antisemitic rhetoric\^29
* Academic research from Cambridge Core and Brookings Institution documents Kirk's rhetoric following established patterns of stochastic terrorism\^30
Documented Legal Consequences and Criminal Investigations:
* Federal Election Commission fined Kirk's organization $18,000 for campaign finance violations\^31
* Multiple universities paid settlements totaling tens of thousands of dollars after Kirk's "Professor Watchlist" resulted in documented death threats\^32
* Criminal charges filed in multiple states against TPUSA personnel for violent confrontations, including felony assault charges in Arizona\^33
* Yolo County District Attorney investigating coordinated attacks at UC Davis that could result in felony charges carrying up to three years in prison\^34
International Recognition as Extremist:
* Socialist Worker UK described his content as a "cesspit of far right lies, vile racism, transphobia"\^35
* CBC Canada documented his "combative style" as making him a "potent political force" in promoting extremist ideologies\^36
* Al Jazeera noted Kirk's "provocative style" as deliberately inflammatory political messaging\^37
General Violence Normalization:
* Regularly promoted false claims about 2020 election integrity leading to January 6\^38
* Systematic rhetoric describing Democratic governance as illegitimate\^39
* Network Contagion Research Institute documents Kirk's systematic provision of mainstream legitimacy to white nationalist figures\^40
Sources:
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https://www.mediamatters.org/charli...son-andor-given-death-penalty-crimes-against)
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https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-ki...kirk-death-penalty-public-executions-1873073)
\^3 [
https://www.mediamatters.org/charli...e-trial-every-gender-affirming-clinic-doctor)
\^4 [
https://www.mediamatters.org/charli...igrants-southern-border-if-you-enter-we-have)
\^5 [
https://www.mediamatters.org/charli...igrants-southern-border-if-you-enter-we-have)
\^6 [
https://www.splcenter.org/resources...urning-point-usa-case-study-hard-right-2024/)
\^7 [
https://www.splcenter.org/resources...urning-point-usa-case-study-hard-right-2024/)
\^8 [
https://www.mediamatters.org/charli...goted-rhetoric-he-was-first-guest-california)
\^9 [
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/...ning.com/p/we-must-not-posthumously-sanitize)
\^10 [
https://www.mediamatters.org/charli...goted-rhetoric-he-was-first-guest-california)
\^11 [
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/charl...s/world/charlie-kirk-controversies-1.7630859)
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https://www.breezyscroll.com/world/...rld/the-us/charlie-kirk-controversial-takes/)
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/charl...s/world/charlie-kirk-controversies-1.7630859)
\^14 [
https://populartimelines.com/timeli...timeline/Charlie-Kirk/controversies-scandals)
\^15 [
https://www.adl.org/resources/backg...org/resources/backgrounder/turning-point-usa)
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https://www.adl.org/resources/backg...org/resources/backgrounder/turning-point-usa)
\^17 [
https://www.politifact.com/factchec...mented-immigrants-are-not-proof-of-a-scheme/)
\^18 [
https://www.splcenter.org/resources...urning-point-usa-case-study-hard-right-2024/)
\^19 [
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/c...om/fact-check/charlie-kirk-gun-deaths-quote/)
\^20 [
https://politicalresearch.org/strat...sa-increasingly-leaning-right-wing-christian)
\^21 [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profe...://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Watchlist)
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https://www.statepress.com/article/...icle/2023/11/turning-point-response-overview)
\^23 [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profe...://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Watchlist)
\^24 [
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/...ning.com/p/we-must-not-posthumously-sanitize)
\^25 [
https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-ki...-insurrection-buses-washington-tweet-1560727)
\^26 [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie\_Kirk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Kirk)
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https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-ki...-fifth-asked-his-age-jan-6-committee-1768952)
\^28 [
https://www.washingtontimes.com/new...lc-laughingstock-listing-turning-point-hate/)
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https://www.adl.org/resources/backg...org/resources/backgrounder/turning-point-usa)
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https://www.cambridge.org/core/jour...-on-twitter/8BCBD1F909A861589D93F7124AFE1A7E)
\^31 [
https://www.citizensforethics.org/n...point-action-fined-following-crew-complaint/)
\^32 [
https://www.statepress.com/article/...icle/2023/11/turning-point-response-overview)
\^33 [
https://www.adl.org/resources/backg...org/resources/backgrounder/turning-point-usa)
\^34 [
https://www.statepress.com/article/...icle/2023/11/turning-point-response-overview)
\^35 [
https://socialistworker.co.uk/comme...charlie-kkkirks-chickens-come-home-to-roost/)
\^36 [
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/charl.../world/charlie-kirk-death-reaction-1.7630652)
\^37 [
https://time.com/7316280/charlie-ki...316280/charlie-kirk-dead-political-violence/)
\^38 [
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie\_Kirk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Kirk)
\^39 [
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/...ul-rhetoric-connects-to-real-world-violence/)
\^40 [
https://libcom.org/article/network-...ate-fight-political-infection-left-and-right)
