Moments after President Donald Trump confirmed on social media that Kirk died after sustaining a gunshot wound on campus at Utah Valley University, Daily Wire contributor Michael Knowles went live to over 2.5 million followers on X. He relocated to Nashville with his employer in 2020.

Charlie Kirk, a well-known conservative commentator and close ally of Donald Trump, was killed in a shooting at a Utah college event on Wednesday (September 10).

Kirk, who began as a teenage conservative campus activist before rising to prominence as a leading podcaster and a trusted ally of Trump, was shot dead on Thursday during one of his signature public ...