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Kirk honored, one year on

News · Heat 2.0 / 10 · 3 shows · 48m airtime

Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University, and the Republican midterm convention on September 10, 2026 honored him one year later, with President Trump recognizing Kirk's widow Erika from the stage and Turning Point USA Faith Vice President Lucas Miles delivering a tribute. Trump spoke the night before the anniversary, blaming a far-left extremist and criticizing those who celebrated the killing. The discussion has moved to the scale of Turning Point USA's growth, now more than 1,500 college chapters and 3,500 high school chapters, alongside a viral 'Kirk-a-versary' video that drew 1.2 million likes and Hassan Piker leading his audience in a song celebrating Kirk's death. Most recently, a woman at a Turning Point-style event recited a…

How 3 podcasts covered it

  1. The Megyn Kelly Show, 2026-09-08 (33:32 to 43:01)
    Marks the coming Kirk anniversary and reaction
    Marks the approaching one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's assassination and the online celebration around it, then argues Kirk's get-out-the-vote work may have decided Michigan in 2024. The chapter count and convention tribute stay untouched; this is the pre-anniversary reaction segment.
    New angle: Hassan Piker led his audience in a song celebrating Charlie Kirk's death; a video celebrating the 'Kirk-a-versary' drew 1.2 million likes.
  2. The Megyn Kelly Show, 2026-09-10 (38:23 to 53:55)
    Plays a thirteen-minute Kirk tribute
    A thirteen-minute tribute on the one-year anniversary: clips of Kirk's campus debates, his 2015 first meeting with Megyn Kelly, the 2024 ground game, and Erika Kirk's leadership of Turning Point. It stays inside the memorial framing already on the record.
  3. Morning Wire, 2026-09-10 (1:41 to 2:55)
    Recaps Trump's remarks the night before the anniversary
    Recaps Trump's remarks honoring Charlie Kirk the night before the one-year anniversary, including his claim that a far-left extremist killed Kirk and his criticism of those who cheered. Stays inside the memorial and convention coverage already on the record.
    New angle: Trump spoke the night before the anniversary, blaming a far-left extremist and criticizing those who celebrated the killing.
  4. The Megyn Kelly Show, 2026-09-11 (8:35 to 12:02)
    Covers the convention tribute one year on
    Covers the convention tribute to Charlie Kirk one year after his assassination, including Lucas Miles's remarks and Turning Point USA's chapter growth figures.
  5. Morning Wire, 2026-09-11 (29:44 to 32:04)
    Recaps Don Jr.'s convention speech
    Recaps Don Jr.'s convention speech, noting it dwelt on his father and Charlie Kirk rather than his own ambitions, and speculates Trump may be holding his war chest for a Don Jr. run. Stays inside the memorial and convention coverage already on the record.
  6. The Dan Bongino Show, 2026-10-14 (4:54 to 17:40)
    Reflects on the assassination and the memorial
    Bongino's personal reflection on the assassination, the Arizona memorial and the song The Blessing, framed as a get-out-the-vote appeal. It retells the killing and the anniversary mood without adding anything to the record.
  7. The Dan Bongino Show, 2026-10-28 (17:37 to 20:42)
    Plays a viral poem mocking Kirk's death
    Plays a clip, posted by the X account Christian Collins, of a woman at what looks like a Turning Point event reciting a poem mocking Kirk's death around the anniversary, and uses it to argue against sitting out the midterms. A second viral celebration clip, distinct from the Piker song already on the record.
    New angle: A woman at a Turning Point-style event recited a poem mocking Kirk's death; the clip was posted by X account Christian Collins.
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