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A billboard showing an image of US President Donald Trump (left) and prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, on a building in Tel Aviv, on September 13, 2025. [AFP]
The shooting of Charlie Kirk, a right-wing podcaster and debater, at a university in Utah has dominated international news, leading even to the loss of jobs for those who have dared to speak against the life that the man lived. Kirk had, even before the election of Donald Trump, been hailed as a darling of the Right generally, and the Republican Party specifically. In his many speaking engagements, he was known to raise not only right-wing but also bigoted talking points in the name of family values.
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