Charlie Kirk is the founder and president of an American conservative non-profit organization, Turning Point USA (TPUSA). He is also a popular American activist, speaker, and writer. He also a professional meme maker and makes memes on the latest incidents and posts them on his official Instagram account. He has also ranked 30 under 30 list of Forbes in 2018. He was the youngest speaker at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
On August 24, 2020, Charlie Kirk addressed the Republican National Convention 2020 and cited President, Donald John Trump as “the bodyguard of Western civilization.”He says, “We may not have realized it at the time, but this fact is now clear: Trump is the bodyguard of Western civilization. Trump was elected to protect our families from the vengeful mob that seeks to destroy our way of life, our neighborhoods, schools, churches, and values. President Trump was elected to defend the American way of life.”
He is quite active in social media platforms with around 1.1m followers on Instagram @charliekirk1776 and around 1.8 million followers on Twitter @charliekirk11.
Turning Point USA (TPUSA)
Charlie Kirk founded Turning Point USA at age of 18 in 2012. In the same year, he met a Republican donor, Foster Friess at the 2012 Republican National Convention and persuaded him to finance the organization. Friess also serves on the organization’s advisory council alongside Ginni Thomas and Barry Russell, president, and CEO of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) serves as a key advisor.
Turning Point holds several annual national conferences, including the Young Women’s Leadership Summit (YWLS) and the Young Latino Leadership Summit.
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Turning Point USA supports the NRA and the use of fossil fuels, and opposes groups such as Black Lives Matter.
In February 2019, Turning Point established an Internet presence in the United Kingdom and a loosely connected group became active in Canada in 2017.
Turning Point USA also operates a website called Professor Watchlist and the site is dedicated to documenting and exposing college professors who discriminate against conservative students, promote anti-American values, and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom.
What is Charlie Kirk famous for?
- Famous as the founder and president of an American conservative non-profit organization, Turning Point USA.
Where was Charlie Kirk born?
Charlie Kirk was born in Chicago, Illinois, the USA on October 14, 1993. He was born to father, Robert R Krik who was a project architect manager. His father was worked for Trump Tower. There is no information about his mother, siblings, and his early life.
Charlie Kirk holds an American nationality and belongs to a White ethnic background. His zodiac sign is Libra. He believes in Christianity.
Regarding his education, he attended Wheeling High School. After high school graduation, he enrolled at Harper College but later dropped out of his college to pursue political activism.
Charlie Kirk’s Career Highlights
- Charlie Kirk was worked as a volunteer for then-President Mark Kirk when he was in seventh grade and he had also worked on Mark’s Senate campaign.
- In 2012, Kirk wrote an essay for Breitbart titled “Liberal Bias Starts in High School Economics Textbooks” at that time he was a senior at Wheeling High School.
- Before dropping out of Harper, Charlie Kirk founded Turning Point USA at age of 18 in 2012.
- He joined the Trump Campaign to the 2016 election and also addressed the 2016 Republican National Convention. He was the youngest speaker at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
- He co-authored his first book alongside Brent Hamachek, “Time For a Turning Point: Setting a Course Toward Free Markets and Limited Government for Future Generations” published by Simon and Schuster in 2016.
- In 2018, he published his second book, “Campus Battlefield: How Conservatives Can WIN the Battle on Campus and Why It Matters”.
- In May 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Liberty University, a private evangelical Christian university co-founded by Jerry Falwell.
- Charlie Kirk created a new 501(c)(4) organization called Turning Point Action in May 2019 which is a political action committee intended to target Democrats.
- In July 2019, he became Chairman of Students for Trump whose main objective is to re-elect President Donald Trump and launched a campaign to recruit one million students for the 2020 Trump reelection campaign.
- He has also appeared in several news channels as a guest such as Fox News, Fox Business, and CNBC. Besides, he also runs and hosts a show named “The charlie Kirk Show”.
- He launched his third book named “The Maga Doctrine: The only Ideas That Will Win The Future” in April 2020.
- On August 24, 2020, Charlie Kirk addressed the Republican National Convention 2020.
Charlie Kirk’s personal Life
Charlie Kirk is unmarried. Currently, he is enjoying his single life and focusing on his political career. There is no information about his dating or girlfriends.
Charlie Kirk’s Height and Weight
Charlie Kirk is a handsome man with a fair skin tone. He stands at a height of 1.74 m (5 feet and 7 inches) tall and weighs around 70 kg (154 lbs.). His hair color is Dark Brown and eye color is Brown. His sexual orientation is Straight.
Charlie Kirk’s Net worth
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