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The national response to the murder of Charlie Kirk has been astounding, to say the least. MLB and NFL teams alike have been holding a moment of silence for the conservative pundit, and membership requests for the group he founded, Turning Point, have skyrocketed. President Trump has pledged to attend his funeral in Arizona next week. Many are predicting a sleeping giant awoken in the collective conservative psyche; that comes as little comfort, however, to his widow, who must now care for the couple’s two young children without him. Still, many people find hope in the overall sentiment of “he was a good guy” that mourners and rivals alike are remembering when Charlie Kirk’s name is evoked. National Review Editor-in-Chief Rich Lowry appeared on 710 WOR’s Mendte in the Morning program to discuss the nation’s reaction to Kirk’s untimely passing.
Lowry confessed to host Larry Mendte a cautious optimism with the generally positive outpouring of grief and remembrance toward Kirk: “People have said nice things about him that you never would have expected, so I think this has had a huge cultural effect on the country. Obviously, there are millions of people that were his fans, but even people who didn’t really pay any attention to him or know much about him prior to this event are shocked by it, fearful for what it means for the country, so that’s been heartening. I still think we’re heading to much darker places, but the reaction… all that’s fantastic, and I’m heartened that’s happening.”
Still, Lowry says the warm memories of Kirk are tempered by the fact that his movement is now leaderless: “He was charismatic and highly articulate and very motivated… having created an enormous organization and huge movement that helped elect a President of the United States- that doesn’t come along very often… there’s no doubt this is a tremendous loss.”
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