Charlie Kirk Controversial Views on Abortion Resurfaces Hours After His Killing

In the hours following his tragic assassination, a viral video of Charlie Kirk defending his extreme anti-abortion views has resurfaced. The clip, where he stated a baby conceived in rape should be carried to term, has ignited a fierce debate about his polarizing legacy.

September 11, 2025: On Wednesday, Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and well-known member of the youth Republican movement, was killed on purpose during an event in Utah. The governor of the state has said that it was a “political assassination.”

During his “American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University, Kirk was shot and died while answering a question about mass shootings. He was praised for making points that weren’t popular.

After being shot in the neck, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, a group that encourages young conservatives vote, died. Authorities think the shooter fired from a nearby building, and even though rumors said he had been apprehended, he is still on the run. The Utah Department of Public Safety said that two persons were arrested and subsequently released since they had nothing to do with the event.

The horrible event has brought Kirk’s public career, which was important but also contentious, back into the news. People remembered him for the way he said, “prove me wrong.” A popular video from a chat in 2024 showed Kirk sticking to his anti-abortion convictions, even when it came to a child who had been raped. Kirk said, “Yes, the baby would be delivered,” when asked by a reporter about the hypothetical event. People cheered and vehemently criticized this comment.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle have spoken out against the violence. Some of them are Utah Governor Spencer Cox, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The first person to say that Kirk had died was Donald Trump, who was a close friend of Kirk’s. He urged people to fly flags at half-staff in his honor.

The shooting, which happened in front of thousands of people, has led to a lockdown on campus and a national discourse about how political violence is becoming more common in the US. The FBI and other federal and local police are in charge of the vigorous search for the shooter.