The gunshot that killed conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk at a Utah university campus seems poised to reverberate across the U.S. in ways that could make Donald Trump's America even more polarized.

Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA and a key force in building support among younger voters for Trump and his MAGA movement, was shot dead Wednesday afternoon.

In a video posted that evening, the U.S. president called Kirk "a martyr for truth and freedom" and said he was "filled with grief and anger" over the killing.

"It's long past time for all Americans and the media to confront the fact that violence and murder are the tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree, day after day, year after year, in the most hateful and despicable way possi

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