Ben Shapiro Vows To Keep Up Public Appearances In Honor Of Charlie Kirk

Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro said he will continue touring on college campuses and will “not be deterred” by those who try to stop conservative voices.

Shapiro shut down rumors that he wouldn’t appear on college campuses following the death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and vowed to continue fighting. He further promised that the conservative movement would carry on Kirk’s legacy.

“I will be coming to college campuses, many of them this year. So will we all, I’m sure, because we’re Americans and we’re not going to be deterred. Charlie’s voice is not silent. We’re gonna pick up that blood-stained microphone where Charlie left it. And to those who would intimidate, who would seek to stop us, who would seek to end free discussion, who would believe that they have ownership over public spaces and can violently threaten and kill people who speak freely, we are not going to stop and I have two words: Fuck you,” Shapiro began.

“We will not stop telling the truth, we will never stop telling the truth. We will never stop debating and discussing. We will never stop standing up for what America is and what she should be. And we will never let Charlie Kirk’s voice die. Goodbye to my friend, Charlie Kirk. May your memory be a blessing for your family and for your country and for all of us,” Shapiro continued.

An assassin killed Kirk by firing a bullet with a high-powered, bolt-action rifle from the roof of a building located 200 yards away. Authorities recovered the firearm in a wooded area and cartridges containing pro-transgender and pro-Antifa messages.

The FBI in Salt Lake City released photographs of the assailant and offered a $100,000 reward or any leads to his arrest. The assassin appears to be a young adult male wearing a black sweatshirt with an American flag, a cap and sunglasses.

Some left-wingers and Democrats have either celebrated Kirk’s death or shifted blame to President Donald Trump for the rise in political violence. Middle Tennessee State University fired its former assistant dean, Laura Sosh-Lightsy, on Wednesday after she stated on Facebook that she has “zero sympathy” for Kirk.

University of Michigan assistant professor Charles H.F. Davis wrote on X that Kirk’s assassination is a “solution” to “violent rhetoric spewed by empowered people.” MSNBC fired political analyst Matthew Dowd for suggesting that Kirk brought his assassination on himself through his so-called “hate speech.”

Trump announced on Thursday that he will award Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, while Vice President J.D. Vance arranged for Kirk’s casket to be flown on Air Force Two, accompanied by his friends and family.