{"id":16640,"date":"2025-09-12T08:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=16640"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:20:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:20:48","slug":"scenes-from-charlie-kirks-spontaneous-memorial-in-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=16640","title":{"rendered":"Scenes From Charlie Kirk\u2019s Spontaneous Memorial in Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"GroupCalloutWrapper-cfrXZg jpfwZP callout callout--group callout--group-2\" data-testid=\"GroupCalloutWrapper\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-1\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scenes From Charlie Kirks Spontaneous Memorial in Utah\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e9ec6701382bdbd7f\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/nasseri%2520-%2520wired%2520-%2520kirk%2520final-2.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e9ec6701382bdbd7f\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-2.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e9ec6701382bdbd7f\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-2.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e9ec6701382bdbd7f\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e9ec6701382bdbd7f\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e9ec6701382bdbd7f\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e9ec6701382bdbd7f\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e9ec6701382bdbd7f\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-2\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scenes From Charlie Kirks Spontaneous Memorial in Utah\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c32251177680c5d9a6a911\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-11.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c32251177680c5d9a6a911\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-11.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c32251177680c5d9a6a911\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-11.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c32251177680c5d9a6a911\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-11.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c32251177680c5d9a6a911\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-11.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c32251177680c5d9a6a911\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-11.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c32251177680c5d9a6a911\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-11.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c32251177680c5d9a6a911\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-11.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Young people dominated the hospital crowd, which makes sense, since Kirk\u2019s major accomplishment was to promote his brand of right-wing politics to a cohort that has historically been uninterested in it. Kirk was many things: charismatic, politically canny, polemical, ruthless. His organization, Turning Point USA\u2014with its mission to \u201cwin America\u2019s culture war\u201d\u2014was arguably the right&#8217;s most successful new political group. A talented demagogue, he attacked trans people, LGBTQ people, Black people, Muslims, and women, and his arguments were often misleading, ahistorical, or rankly hypocritical. But because his public appearances so often took the shape of a seemingly fair debate\u2014two citizens squaring off at microphones\u2014they could feel honest and democratic to his fans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"GenericCalloutWrapper-IJXIe cAjMFL callout--has-top-border\" data-testid=\"GenericCallout\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joshua Williams 18 and Bryce Harding 19.\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c310bd90609ca4357045ec\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/nasseri%2520-%2520wired%2520-%2520kirk%2520final-10.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c310bd90609ca4357045ec\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-10.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c310bd90609ca4357045ec\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-10.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c310bd90609ca4357045ec\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-10.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c310bd90609ca4357045ec\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-10.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c310bd90609ca4357045ec\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-10.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c310bd90609ca4357045ec\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-10.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c310bd90609ca4357045ec\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-10.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ bkfwbX caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR eXMqGf asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF imSbFE hMBSFK caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Joshua Williams, 18, and Bryce Harding, 19.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cI really have to thank my Instagram algorithm for introducing me to him,\u201d said Elder Joseph Trunnel, an 18-year-old donning the starched-white shirt and tie typical of the Latter-Day Saints. \u201cPart of me wanted to be like him, because of how much of a genius he was.\u201d Trunnel added that Kirk inspired him to go to trade school instead of college. \u201cI got my barber license, and it\u2019s been working out really good,\u201d he told me. \u201cIt\u2019s really made a difference in my life.\u201d His friend and fellow LDS elder Bryce Harding, 19, agreed: \u201cHe spoke the truth; he never tried to cause contention.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"GroupCalloutWrapper-cfrXZg jpfwZP callout callout--group callout--group-2\" data-testid=\"GroupCalloutWrapper\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-1\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ethan Mendenhall 20 and Emma Hasson 19 wave to cars near the hospital.\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e31a9a8a5fa5d619b\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/nasseri%2520-%2520wired%2520-%2520kirk%2520final-1.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e31a9a8a5fa5d619b\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-1.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e31a9a8a5fa5d619b\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-1.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e31a9a8a5fa5d619b\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e31a9a8a5fa5d619b\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e31a9a8a5fa5d619b\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e31a9a8a5fa5d619b\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c3145e31a9a8a5fa5d619b\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/nasseri%20-%20wired%20-%20kirk%20final-1.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ bkfwbX caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR eXMqGf asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF imSbFE hMBSFK caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Ethan Mendenhall, 20, and Emma Hasson, 19, wave to cars near the hospital.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-2\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scenes From Charlie Kirks Spontaneous Memorial in Utah\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c376e5afea4fec7c6dafcc\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-6-1.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c376e5afea4fec7c6dafcc\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-6-1.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c376e5afea4fec7c6dafcc\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-6-1.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c376e5afea4fec7c6dafcc\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-6-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c376e5afea4fec7c6dafcc\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-6-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c376e5afea4fec7c6dafcc\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-6-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c376e5afea4fec7c6dafcc\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-6-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/68c376e5afea4fec7c6dafcc\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/nasseri---wired---kirk-final-6-1.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">That, of course, is untrue. Kirk\u2019s career was built on contention. He went toe-to-toe with college students in public debates and also against older opponents, like California governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9XJ6rQDRKGA\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> and the sharp liberal commentator <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKAP4TaigWY\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKAP4TaigWY\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKAP4TaigWY\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Seder<\/a>. On his podcast he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediamatters.org\/charlie-kirk\/charlie-kirk-we-need-have-nuremberg-style-trial-every-gender-affirming-clinic-doctor\">called for<\/a> \u201ca Nuremberg-style trial for every gender-affirming clinic doctor\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediamatters.org\/charlie-kirk\/charlie-kirk-pushes-great-replacement-conspiracy-they-wont-stop-until-you-and-your\">endorsed<\/a> the \u201cgreat replacement\u201d conspiracy theory. His social media clips helped Kirk dominate the political sphere and positioned him as a crusader for far-right values\u2014particularly among a rising conservative youth movement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young people dominated the hospital crowd, which makes sense, since Kirk\u2019s major accomplishment was to promote his brand of right-wing politics to a cohort that has historically been uninterested in it. Kirk was many things: charismatic, politically canny, polemical, ruthless. His organization, Turning Point USA\u2014with its mission to \u201cwin America\u2019s culture war\u201d\u2014was arguably the right&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":865,"featured_media":16641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[703],"tags":[1204,2732,947,1832,4120],"class_list":["post-16640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-longreads","tag-national-affairs","tag-photography","tag-politics","tag-shooting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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