Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during a public appearance at a college in Utah. He was 31.

Kirk died doing what made him a potent political force — rallying the political right on a college campus, this time Utah Valley University.

He personified the pugnacious, populist conservatism that took over the Republican Party in the age of Trump.

At the center of the right-of-center universe

He launched his organization, Turning Point USA, in 2012, targeting younger people and venturing onto liberal-leaning college campuses where many GOP activists were nervous to tread. The group is known for its flamboyant events that often feature strobe lighting and p

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