Factbox-Who is Trump ally and conservative activist Charlie Kirk?


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  • Thursday, 11 Sep 2025

U.S. right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk throws hats to the crowd shortly before he was shot at a Utah Valley University speaking event in Orem, Utah, U.S. September 10, 2025. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via REUTERS.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot by an unknown assailant during an event in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday.

Here are some facts about Kirk:

(Reporting by James Oliphant, editing by Ross Colvin and Rosalba O'Brien)

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