Charlie Kirk’s controversial comments about a wide array of topics – including his views about South Africa, racial discrimination, and farm murders – have resurfaced after his gruesome death this week.
The right-wing political activist was fatally shot in the neck at a rally in Utah on Wednesday, 10 September.
He was 31 years old.
CHARLIE KIRK: WHAT DID HE SAY ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA?
On social media, various clips of Charlie Kirk making controversial comments have resurfaced after his death.
One includes an interview with Tucker Carlson in May, where he compared the US’s “immigrant emergency” to that of life in South Africa.
He said: “I don’t want to live in that country, I don’t want to live in South Africa. I don’t want to live in resentment or bitterness. A country where I have to walk and drive around in armoured cars all the time, and I can’t leave my house after 10 pm”
It’s not the first time Charlie Kirk has shared his views about South Africa, which, like US President Trump, the late outspoken activist believed targeted white people.
In another a clip, Charlie challenged a black South African on his views on land ownership and what he believed were “land grabs”.
In May, Charlie Kirk retweeted a clip of Trump’s Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. In it, Charlie praised Trump for holding Ramaphosa “accountable”. He also expressed his concern about white farm murders in the country.
He posted: “God bless President Trump. He’s a president who is actually the LEADER of the Free World”.
In 2018, he posted on X: “Trump should cancel the $500 million of annual foreign aid we give to South Africa until their racist and dangerous policy of murdering white farmers is forever discontinued and the criminals who stole the land are jailed and never see the light of day again”.
PRO-GUN VIEWS
Meanwhile, social media users are also revisiting comments from Charlie Kirk where he expressed his pro-gun views.
The right-wing commentator openly supported “protective gun laws”.
Moments before his death, he shared: “The idea is to protect the innocent. As long as you’re not doing things that would cause someone to believe that they’re being threatened by the presence of your firearm.”
Ironically, Charlie was shot and killed in a state – Utah – known for its permissive gun policies, including carrying firearms without a licence.
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