World leaders responded to the news on Wednesday that conservative media personality and co-founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, 31, a spouse and father of two, was killed during a speaking event at Utah Valley University.
President Donald Trump confirmed in a social media post that Kirk, who was admitted to the hospital after he had been shot and had a neck wound, was killed.
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, dead on 31 after shooting in Utah Campus
President Donald Trump shakes his hand with conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a forum the next top in the White House in Washington, DC on March 22, 2018. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
World leaders respond
ISRAEL
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first of the first Share his grief On the news on social media and said: “Charlie Kirk was murdered because of speaking truth and defending freedom.
“A lion-hearted friend of Israel, he fought against the lies and stood for Jewish-Christian civilization for a long time,” he added, and noted that he spoke with Kirk only two weeks ago and invited Israel.
“Unfortunately, that visit will not take place. We have lost an incredible person,” Netanyahu added. “His boundless pride in America and his brave belief in free speech will leave a lasting impact. Rest in Peace, Charlie Kirk.”
ITALY
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also offered her participation and said on X that she was “shocked by the news about the murder of Charlie Kirk.”
“A horrible murder, a deep wound for democracy and for those who believe in freedom,” she said. “My participation in his family, his loved ones and the American conservative community.”
Charile Kirk and his wife, Erika Lane Frantzve and their two children at Christmas in December 2024. (Charlie Kirk via Facebook)
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ARGENTINA
President of Argentina Javier Milei shared a photo of herself with Kirk and former conservative Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz together with his condolences to Kirk’s family “and with all the young people in the world who admired him and listened to him.”
“A formidable distribution of the ideas of freedom and fervent defender of the West,” said Milei, before he called him the “victim of a horrible murder” and to blame the “left”, although law enforcement officials did not confirm who Kirk shot down.
“The whole world lost an incredible person,” he added.
UNITED KINGDOM
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also expressed his participation criticized all forms of political violence In a post on X, his “thoughts are tonight with the loved ones of Charlie Kirk.”
“It is heartbreaking that a young family has been robbed of a father and a husband,” he added. “We must all be free to debate open and free without fear – there can be no justification for political violence.”
There were countless messages from protest from leadership in the United Kingdom, including the leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, who also shared an image of himself with Kirk and said: “This is a very dark day for American democracy.”
“I am desperate for Charlie, his wife and children,” he added.
Charile Kirk and his wife, Erika Lane Frantzve and their two children, prior to his murder on September 10, 2025. (Erika Kirk via Instagram)
New -Zeeland
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nieuw -Zeeland, Winston Peters, also denied the rise of political violence and its threat poses for democracy.
“It is tragic that we now live in a world that differences of opinions are met with a gun,” he said on X, and noticed that Kirk’s death is not only “political violence”, but “a murder”.
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“The total tragedy is that Kirk has traveled extensively around university campuses to give an open microphone and debate to everyone – and all were welcome,” said Peters. “The essence of democracy is threatened all over the world and we have to do everything we can to protect it.”
