‘Heartbroken’ Ben Shapiro Mourns Charlie Kirk: ‘I Weep for My Country’
Isaac Schorr Sep 10th, 2025, 6:22 pm
A “heartbroken” Ben Shapiro mourned Charlie Kirk and recalled the first time he met the young activist in a post on social media shortly after Kirk was assassinated at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
“Like all of you, I am utterly stunned and heartbroken and sick to my soul today. It is unimaginable to write these words. I met Charlie Kirk when he was 18 years old, a young man so eager and determined that I immediately turned to a friend and said, ‘That kid is going to be the head of the RNC one day,'” began Shapiro. “Charlie became even bigger and more important than that. It was a privilege to watch this principled man stand up for his beliefs and creat