Hundreds of people gathered on the beach Wednesday, Sept. 17, to remember Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed while holding a campus event in Utah for his organization, Turning Point USA, on Sept. 10.

Kirk was a far-right political activist and Christian-Nationalist icon. He regularly toured college campuses across the country, engaging college students in debates where he defended his often racist and controversial views , including criticism of the Civil Rights Act and the work of Martin Luther King Jr., opposition to gun control and affirmative action, and his perpetuation of conspiracy theories, including COVID-19 and climate misinformation, as well as replacement theory.

Kirk became civically engaged while still in high school, making his first appearance on Fox News at the ag

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