How a college drop-out built a Right-wing youth movement and reached the highest echelons of the Trump world

Kirk, an influential Trump ally who at age 18 set up Turning Point USA, died in a shooting while speaking at a Utah campus event.

The young conservative activist made his name by putting himself at the heart of debate on college campuses. It left him tragically exposed

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How a college drop-out built a Right-wing youth movement and reached the highest echelons of the Trump world

Kirk, who was fatally shot while on stage at a speaking event, lit a path for the future of Trumpism.

Le prime iniziative quando era ancora diciottenne, poi il boom di incontri, podcast e comizi. L’ultimo nello Utah gli è stato fatale

El activista fundó a los 18 años Turning Point, una plataforma de acción política que hoy cuenta con más de 20 millones de seguidores en las redes y 1.400 enlaces universitarios

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Charlie Kirk dropped out of college at 18 to co-found Turning Point USA. By 31, he had built a $92 million-a-year political empire, with millions of followers online and a direct…

Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot dead Wednesday during his ‘American Comeback Tour’ at Utah Valley University

He combined social media-era lingo, campus activism and a readiness to embrace controversies to drive young conservatism

Charlie Kirk was one of the most visible leaders of the young conservative movement who helped shape Republican politics on college campuses and in media.

Loved and loathed, the influencer rallied young men on campuses and built an online platform that rewrote the rules of political influence

Kirk, who was fatally shot while on stage at a speaking event, lit a path for the future of Trumpism.

With his right-wing group Turning Point USA, Mr. Kirk engaged controversial topics. Some students were inspired. Others found his views appalling.

Espousing a fiery - and usually provocative - brand of conservatism, Charlie Kirk took the battle for converts to the place where he felt his opponents were most deeply entrenched.

Kirk attracted fervent crowds, bringing young people into conservative politics, while at the same time shocking some with provocative opinions.

The far-right activist, who was fatally shot this week in Utah, galvanized young conservatives through online antics and inflammatory views