Assassinated right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was an icon for young conservatives in the USA and Australia — a pro-Trump, pro-gun, anti-Islam, anti-abortion and anti-transgender Christian nationalist who also endorsed a range of conspiracy theories from the "Great Replacement", to America's '"stolen" 2020 election.

Born in 1993 in an affluent suburb of liberal-leaning Chicago, Illinois — a deep blue state — Kirk got involved in Republican politics at high school, writing early on for right-wing news and opinion website Breitbart and appearing on Fox Business, and was mentored by Tea Party activist Bill Montgomery.

Manhunt underway for Charlie Kirk shooter Photo shows Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University, prior to being shot and killed, on 10 September 2025

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