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I first met Charlie Kirk back in August 2019 in a Fox News green room and remember being struck by three distinctive qualities. First, Charlie was literally a towering figure. Now I’m 6’1" and he still had a few inches on me. Secondly, Charlie really didn’t have a good poker face. For anyone who spends time on TV or has gone through media training, one of the first lessons is to try and limit your facial reactions — especially in a debate. In Charlie’s case, if you were saying something he disagreed with, he would shake his head or roll his eyes or, in many cases, a small smirk would come across his face and you knew that he was already formulating a strong response. Sometimes if I said something he agreed with and there wer