On the recordSeptember 15, 2025
as you know, like I do, we had a terrible tragedy that occurred last week. I don't think that it is quite understood by people who Charlie's life didn't affect and what that meant to all of us. Not only is it that a 31-year-old died--which, of course, would be tragic to anybody--but to see him publicly assassinated, gunned down, where his death is captured on video after video after video--you look at that and you think: Where is the humanity? I think one of the things that is most important to understand is that there was a private person named Charlie Kirk. He wasn't just the leader of an incredible movement that we now are familiar with, Turning Point USA. He was a son. He was a father. He was a husband. I got to know Charlie about 13 years ago. I was in my office in Cleveland, OH, and my receptionist said to me: There is a young man to see you. He wants to talk about an idea he has. In my business, typically, I am seeing people who are interested in purchasing automobiles from one of my dealerships. I said: Who is this guy? My office went right to the showroom so I said: Come into my office. Charlie Kirk shared with me a vision that he had. He had built out the entire concept of what we know as Turning Point USA in his head. He visualized hundreds of chapters in every major college and university throughout America where students could actually debate ideas.
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