Why Charlie Kirk’s White Nationalism Resonated With Some Nonwhites Abroad

He had followers in countries where majority groups feel insecure.

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, speaks at the organization’s Believers Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 26, 2024. September 17, 2025, 5:45 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Trump’s Second Term

Ongoing reports and analysis

Just days before his death, Charlie Kirk was on a speaking tour in Asia —stopping in South Korea and Japan. At Build Up Korea 2025 in Seoul, under elaborate pyrotechnics, he told a crowd of mostly Christian youth that a conservative wave among young men was rising worldwide. He boasted that he had “brought Trump to victory,” tying U.S. right-wing triumphs to a global phenomenon.

In Tokyo, Ki

See Full Page