Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Wednesday that he planned to investigate reports that Texas Christian University had canceled a planned Turning Point USA event.
The event was initially scheduled to be held on the TCU campus as part of the tour the group’s late founder, Charlie Kirk, began before his assassination on September 10 — and was to feature detransitioner Chloe Cole — but Cole announced that her event was canceled just a week before it was set to take place.
Cole posted a short thank-you to Hillsdale College — where she’d spoken recently — thanking them for speaking positively of her recent appearance there rather than canceling the event out from under her.
“The first college to actually thank me for speaking on their campus instead of cancelling me like @TCU just did! Christian colleges (and otherwise) need to step up to keep democracy and free speech alive in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination,” Cole posted.
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She followed that with an updated flyer showing that the TPUSA event was still on — but would be moved nearby to Birchman Baptist Church, also located in Fort Worth. When people asked Cole what had happened, she explained that the TCU chapter of TPUSA had found a room on campus to hold the event, and despite determining it was available for the requested time, the college denied them access to it.
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“They denied the local TPUSA chapters (sic) request to have me on campus on the 7th even though the room was free. They didn’t give a real reason why,” she said.
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They denied the local TPUSA chapters request to have me on campus on the 7th even though the room was free. They didn’t give a real reason why
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Dallas Express reporter Carlos Turcios also noted that the event had been canceled, and his post caught Paxton’s attention.
“This doesn’t look like free speech to me. I’m going to look into this,” he said.
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This doesn’t look like free speech to me. I’m going to look into this. <a href="https://twitter.com/TCU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TCU</a> <a href="https://t.co/7OutbFDEHi">https://t.co/7OutbFDEHi</a>
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/KenPaxtonTX/status/1973281771421835329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Authorities issued an emergency evacuation order at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, on Tuesday after a &#8220;suspicious device&#8221; was found just hours before a Turning Point USA event was scheduled to take place on campus.
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was supposed to speak at the event at Utah State before he was assassinated while speaking to students at Utah Valley University on September 10. The event is the first that Turning Point USA has hosted in the state since the assassination. Utah State University is around 120 miles north of Utah Valley University.
In a video posted on social media by local news outlet KSL TV, police are heard yelling &#8220;fire in the hole!&#8221; before a loud explosion is heard. The building that was evacuated was not where the Turning Point USA event was set to take place, KSL TV <a href="https://ksltv.com/local-news/building-on-utah-state-campus-evacuated-for-suspicious-package-ahead-of-tpusa-event/826344/">reported</a>.
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Authorities gave the &#8220;<a href="https://x.com/erincoxnews/status/1973147126562783570">all clear</a>&#8221; around an hour after it was reported that a &#8220;suspicious device&#8221; was spotted.
Utah State provided an update that the device wasn&#8217;t an explosive, but was detonated out of an abundance of caution:
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UTAH STATE: &#8220;A suspicious device was found near the exterior of Old Main. University and Local law enforcement were dispatched to the scene. A device was located and deemed to be a non-explosive device. Out of an abundance of caution, the bomb squad detonated the suspicious… <a href="https://t.co/XvesaB5aPA">https://t.co/XvesaB5aPA</a>
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Fox News reporter Matt Finn posted a screenshot of an alert sent out by Utah State that read, &#8220;An evacuation has been ordered for the Old Main building on Logan campus. Leave immediately using the nearest exit. Use stairs, not elevators. Take only essential items.&#8221;
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Following Kirk&#8217;s assassination, Turning Point USA, led by Kirk&#8217;s widow, Erika, has remained committed to holding campus events despite the continued hatred spewed by some on the Left. Kirk&#8217;s college tour, which he kicked off at Utah Valley University, is now being picked up by some of his fellow conservatives. Tuesday&#8217;s event at Utah State is set to <a href="https://www.wyff4.com/article/turning-point-usa-utah-charlie-kirk-assassination/68129603">feature</a> podcast host Alex Clark, along with a panel that includes Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Andy Biggs, former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, and Gov. Spencer Cox.
Earlier on Tuesday, Utah State said it was taking multiple security precautions to ensure the safety of those attending the Turning Point USA event.
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“USU works diligently to protect the safety of our community and has a robust plan that is evaluated routinely,&#8221; <a href="https://www.abc4.com/news/charlie-kirk-shooting/usu-security-measures-turning-point/">said</a> Amanda DeRito, the Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications at the university. &#8220;Even during times without heightened safety concerns, Utah State’s Department of Public Safety collaborates with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to ensure security measures at campus events are planned and staffed according to industry best practices, including a thorough comprehensive threat assessment, detailed security planning, deployment of a diverse array of security assets, effective crowd management, close protection for the speaker, clear communication and coordination, and readiness for crisis response.”

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Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton aroused the ire of the political Right when she satirized the idea of the dominance of “white men of a certain persuasion, a certain religion,” saying that did damage to the nation.
<a href="https://news.grabien.com/story/hillary-the-idea-of-we-the-people-that-all-men-and-women-are-created-e">Appearing</a> on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Clinton started by disparaging the political Right in answer to co-host Mika Brzezinski asking, “Are we still headed toward a more perfect union?”
“I think right now we&#8217;re on pause,” Clinton replied. “I think that people are uncertain. Some people are actually scared about what&#8217;s going on in our country. The idea of we the people, that all men and women are created equal, that seems to be in the crosshairs of those on the Right who want to turn the clock back on the progress that has been made, writing out huge chunks of our history, slavery, suffrage, anything inconvenient, you know, take it out of museums, take it out of national parks.”
“I think our story is all the more glorious when you look at where we came from; what we fought through,” co-host Joe Scarborough commented. “Even Abraham Lincoln’s life, even Abraham Lincoln’s own words, even Abraham Lincoln’s own evolution, you can’t look at this American story and not be proud because of that progress.”
Clinton then took a swipe at the Trump White House, responding, “I wish you would record that and literally go play it outside the White House, the Congress 24/7. Because I love my country and I love it, warts and all. And I am proud of the fact that we have always been a work in progress. We haven’t gotten to a more perfect union. We fought a civil war over part of it. And people have been protesting for hundreds of years that things were not as they should be, given our ideals and how we should be moving toward them.”
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What followed was a not-so-subtle attack on Christian white men: “So I think that’s what makes us so special as a country, and the idea that you could turn the clock back and try to recreate a world that never was dominated by, you know, let’s say it: white men of a certain persuasion, a certain religion, a certain point of view, a certain ideology, it’s just doing such damage to what we should be aiming for. And we were on the path to that, imperfectly. Lots of bumps along the way, but I agree with you. We were on the right trajectory.”
“It’s beyond tone-deaf for Hillary to proclaim that conservative white Christian men are what’s wrong with America while the nation mourns the loss of Charlie Kirk,” Roger Severino of the Heritage Foundation told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/hillary-clinton-rips-white-men-a-certain-religion-sparks-backlash-from-conservatives">Fox News</a>. “At least it confirms what we all suspected, that Hillary still believes millions of Americans belong in her ‘basket of deplorables.’”
“Two weeks after Charlie Kirk is assassinated, Hillary Clinton reminds everyone that white Christian men are dangerous and doing damage to America. These people have no intention of turning down the temperature. They know they’re encouraging what happened,” one person <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/hillary-clinton-ripped-for-tone-deaf-remarks-about-white-men-of-a-certain-religion/">wrote</a> on X.
“Hillary Clinton makes yet another case for violence against white Christian men — the constant drumbeat against huge segments of the population is dehumanizing and dangerous. Her focus on Christianity is chilling — especially given the fact that she can’t bring herself to even name the religion,” another X user echoed.

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WASHINGTON—There is a Republican push for President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration to put an end to tax code provisions that make it more cost-effective for Americans to obtain transgender medical procedures and surgeries, The Daily Wire has learned.
The IRS currently designates so-called gender procedures as a &#8220;qualifying medical expense,&#8221; meaning patients can pay for these procedures with tax-advantaged Health Savings Accounts and subsidized Affordable Care Act insurance plans. In a letter first obtained by The Daily Wire, Missouri congressman Bob Onder is asking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to take a look at changing what qualifies.
&#8220;Hardworking American taxpayers across the country are unknowingly made complicit in underwriting these costly, dangerous, and deadly medical procedures,&#8221; Onder writes, urging Bessent to &#8220;remove sex-trait altering drug regimens, procedures, and related providers from tax-advantaged qualified medical expenses.&#8221;
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&#8220;The tacit tolerance of a radical movement that has subjected thousands of American children to baseless medical treatments with grave consequences should be of serious concern to all of us,&#8221; Onder said. &#8220;We must ensure that this misguided acceptance does not result in Americans unknowingly and indirectly subsidizing the cost of these procedures.&#8221;
Bessent, who serves as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, is able to define which procedures as qualified medical expenses, the letter notes. Gender-affirming care is now broadly considered a qualified expense, meaning patients can pay for everything from chest binders and hormone therapy to surgeries using tax-advantaged HSA and FSA accounts, or taxpayer-subsidized Obamacare insurance plans.
The push to change this comes as the Trump administration redoubles its efforts to combat radical gender ideology in the wake of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/calls-to-investigate-trans-domestic-terrorism-escalate-after-devastating-school-shooting">string of deadly attacks</a> perpetrated by transgender-identifying assailants. Last week, the president told The Daily Wire that his administration is &#8220;very strongly&#8221; examining the pattern of transgender violence, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt similarly told The Daily Wire that transgender violence is “definitely something worth looking into.&#8221;
&#8220;Anyone who denies that at this point is being willfully ignorant,&#8221; Leavitt said.
In his letter, Onder lays out five major mass shootings that have been &#8220;conducted by transgender individuals with proven political motivations&#8221; since 2018.
That would include <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-attempted-kavanaugh-assassin-identifies-as-transgender-woman-legal-filings-show?author=Mary+Margaret+Olohan&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=11&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+Attempted+Kavanaugh+Assassin+Identifies+As+Transgender+Woman%2C+Legal+Filings+Show">Robin Westman</a>, a trans-identifying 23-year-old man who opened fire last month on Catholic schoolchildren while they were praying in Minneapolis. It also follows the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, whose accused killer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was living with a 22-year-old trans-identifying male named Lance Twiggs.
&#8220;As Congress and the Trump Administration consider advancing policy proposals aimed at addressing the underlying conditions that led to Mr. Kirk’s assassination, it would be a grave mistake not to acknowledge the role transgender ideology has played in inflicting harm on our nation’s children,&#8221; Onder wrote.
Onder further notes that advocates of transgender procedures are taking advantage of vulnerable young people, coaxing them into experimental medical procedures that often cause irreparable harm, and indoctrinating them into a radical ideology.
Citing a May <a href="https://opa.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2025-05/gender-dysphoria-report.pdf">report</a> from the Department of Health and Human Services that found there is &#8220;minimal evidence to support the benefits of sex-trait altering procedures,&#8221; Onder argues that these procedures often lead to &#8220;severe health consequences&#8221; that &#8220;have sparked equally devastating societal consequences.&#8221;
&#8220;We are witnessing a disturbing rise in left-wing political violence with increasing rates of mental illness and political radicalization, which is incredibly concerning and warrants concerted examination,&#8221; he tells Bessent. &#8220;These &#8216;activists&#8217; are systematically exploiting the confusion of these vulnerable individuals, weaponizing their distress to target anyone they perceive as a political or ideological opponent.&#8221;
Onder is a member of the Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in Congress, which has led the charge against both <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-riley-gaines-to-join-republican-study-committee-members-lunch">transgender ideology</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-call-for-an-end-to-violent-rhetoric-on-the-anniversary-of-butler-shooting">political violence.</a> In 2022, then-RSC Chairman Jim Banks introduced <a href="https://rsc-pfluger.house.gov/news/press-releases/reps-banks-lamalfa-sen-cotton-introduce-protecting-minors-medical-malpractice">legislation</a> that would protect minors from transgender procedures. The RSC — which counts among its members prominent lawmakers, including Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Kat Cammack (R-FL) — has seen its efforts to fight gender ideology pay off under President Donald Trump.
Shortly after taking office in January, Trump signed an executive order declaring &#8220;federal funds shall not be used to promote gender ideology.&#8221; The Trump Justice Department is considering a ban on firearm purchases for individuals who identify as transgender, as The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trump-doj-considering-gun-ban-for-transgenders?author=Mary+Margaret+Olohan&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=15&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+DOJ+Deliberates+Over+Gun+Ban+For+Transgenders">previously reported.</a> And in June, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee&#8217;s ban on transgender procedures for minors, a decision RSC Chairman August Pfulger (R-Texas) hailed as &#8220;a huge win for parental rights and defeating the woke ideology of the Left.&#8221;
Other RSC members are expected to sign on to Onder&#8217;s letter in the coming days, sources with knowledge of the matter tell The Daily Wire.
&#8220;Children are the most vulnerable members of our country, and they deserve leaders who will protect them,&#8221; Onder writes. &#8220;This action alone will make a marked impact on the well-being of children nationwide, and will end this country’s moral retreat into the acceptance of a radical ideology that defies biological reality and puts our citizens at risk.&#8221;

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Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t help but gloat about his post-suspension viewership spike, going so far as to publicly thank President Donald Trump for making it all possible. But after a very brief ratings boost, those numbers have come crashing back down to normal.
The ABC late-night host was temporarily taken off the air after comments he made about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. After a suspension that lasted less than a week, Kimmel returned to the air with a tearful non-apology, whining about how his words must have been misconstrued.
Kimmel’s return last Tuesday evening drew a record-breaking 6.3 million viewers, more than triple his regular audience. By Thursday, those numbers had dropped by 64%, leveling off at 2.3 million.
In the coveted demographic of viewers aged 25-54, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” dropped from 1.7 million viewers on Tuesday to 465,000 on Thursday, according to <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/29/media/jimmy-kimmel-sheds-64-of-audience-after-short-lived-ratings-spike-following-suspension/">The New York Post</a>.
The saga began earlier this month when Kimmel was accused of slandering conservatives when he suggested Kirk’s assassin was part of the “MAGA gang,” despite authorities saying otherwise. “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said at the time.
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While the host addressed the controversy during his return monologue, many viewers found his comments to be insincere, noting that he stopped short of apologizing for what he had said.
“Kimmel is an unrepentant liar who tried to blame Charlie’s assassination on the part of the country that just spent the last 2 weeks praying and holding vigils,” Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet said in response, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unrepentant-liar-charlie-kirks-team-is-not-buying-jimmy-kimmels-crocodile-tears">reported</a>. “What he’s really saying is that he still thinks it’s fair game to slander conservatives. He would rather advance his own political and cultural agenda than confront the truth.”
Kolvet added, “It’s critical that liars admit they lied. There can be no restoration without that. Anything short of that is a fake and scripted cry line designed to endear him to his fans, not to make right the wrong he committed.”
The Left is exploiting Kimmel’s suspension to push the narrative that free speech is under siege and to fault the Trump administration for silencing critics. But others have noted how ABC made a business decision to suspend Kimmel, which they were well within their rights to do.

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Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk warned Israel&#8217;s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a growing wave of anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiment in the United States, adding that advocating for Israel was one of his &#8220;greatest joys&#8221; in life.
Kirk’s final letter to Netanyahu, published on Monday by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/29/us-news/charlie-kirk-wrote-of-his-deep-love-for-israel-in-letter-to-netanyahu-about-how-to-counter-rising-opposition-to-the-jewish-state-in-the-us/">New York Post</a>, expressed frustration over what Kirk saw as a massive failing by Israel to fight for its own interests in the public square. Kirk urged the prime minister to consider a “communications reset” and build an approach to public relations modeled off the Trump administration’s.
&#8220;The purpose of this letter is to lay out our concerns and outline potential remedies,&#8221; Kirk wrote. &#8220;Everything written here is from a place of deep love for Israel and the Jewish people.&#8221;
“I know you’ve got a 7 front war and my kvetching pales in comparison. But I’m trying to convey to you that Israel is losing support even in conservative circles,&#8221; Kirk wrote. &#8220;This should be a 5 alarm fire.”
The late conservative commentator gave the prime minister a series of recommendations on how to approach the information war raging across social media and driving anti-Israel bias even among the “conservative MAGA community.” He also warned that the wave of antisemitic content on social media was bleeding into college campuses, where Kirk could often be found advocating for conservatism. 
“Israel is getting CRUSHED on social media and you are losing younger generations of Americans, even among MAGA conservatives. In my opinion, you are losing the information war which will eventually translate into less political and military support from America,” said Kirk. “The Holy Land is so important to my life, and it pains me to see support for Israel slip away.”
Some of Kirk’s recommendations included hiring an aggressive public relations team, mentioning White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and White House official Stephen Miller as examples of people who know how to fight. Kirk also urged Netanyahu to task his government with creating a “one stop shop” for rapid response to counter the most pressing questions of the day about Israel’s conduct in war, its treatment of minorities, its use of U.S. aid, and other issues pressed by anti-Israel voices.
Throughout the letter, Kirk expressed his support and joy for defending Israel and the Holy Land. But he also vented significant frustration. Kirk repeatedly expressed that he was taking on the responsibility that should rightfully be shouldered by the Israeli government. Kirk could play a supporting role, but “pro Israel surrogates like me should not be in charge of fact checking every piece of anti-Israel information that pours into social media,” he wrote.
Kirk suggested that Netanyahu even launch an “Israel Truth Network (ITN)” to begin to counter rampant anti-Israel stories going viral across social media platforms such as X and TikTok. The pundit suggested a number of concrete ideas, such as getting normal Israelis to go on camera and talk about what they love about their country, or capture video of Israeli planes dropping warnings ahead of airstrikes to save civilian lives.
Kirk suggested that Israel create public relations material out of Israeli efforts to help the United States recover from natural disasters. The project would show the world that Israel is on the side of “humanity.”
Kirk offered his private number to Netanyahu to discuss the letter further, as well as any way Kirk’s team could assist the prime minister in putting into action any of the suggestions listed in the letter. 
Though Kirk was always clear about his support for Israel, his views have come under new scrutiny after he was assassinated. The letter offers additional clarity to his views, putting an end to any effort to rewrite the history of his views on the issue.

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Cable providers Nexstar and Sinclair reversed course on Friday, saying that they would stop preempting the ABC late-night comedy show hosted by Jimmy Kimmel beginning that night — after about a week of refusing to air &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live.&#8221;
Nexstar released a statement regarding the change on Friday afternoon, stating that the decision had been made after discussions with ABC parent company Disney — and that the intent was to bring programming that the public would appreciate and enjoy.
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&#8220;We have had discussions with executives at The Walt Disney Company and appreciate their constructive approach to addressing our concerns,” Nexstar said. “As a local broadcaster, Nexstar remains committed to protecting the First Amendment while producing and airing local and national news that is fact-based and unbiased and, above all, broadcasting content that is in the best interest of the communities we serve. We stand apart from cable television, monolithic streaming services, and national networks in our commitment — and obligation — to be stewards of the public airwaves and to protect and reflect the specific sensibilities of our communities.”
&#8220;To be clear, our commitment to those principles has guided our decisions throughout this process, independent of any external influence from government agencies or individuals,&#8221; the statement added.
Sinclair released a similar statement on Friday as well, saying that the broadcast corporation remained committed to providing quality entertainment and had also discussed the matter at length with ABC.
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Kimmel drew ire over comments he made about assassinated conservative commentator Charlie Kirk — suggesting that the “MAGA gang” was desperate to use the shooting for political purposes — and was eventually preempted by both Nexstar and Sinclair. ABC parent company Disney responded by suspending him “indefinitely,” but he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-returns-addresses-charlie-kirk-comments-in-teary-non-apology">returned</a> to the air on Tuesday despite still being preempted by Nexstar and Sinclair at the time.

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“Home Improvement” star Tim Allen said Erika Kirk’s emotional eulogy at her late husband’s memorial service moved him so deeply that he found the strength to forgive the man who killed his father.
Erika gave an incredible tribute last weekend to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, her husband of four years, who was assassinated during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on September 10. She spoke about his deep faith and told the estimated 100 million people watching that she forgave Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing her husband.
“When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband — ‘That man … that young man … I forgive him’ — that moment deeply affected me,” Allen wrote on X on Thursday.
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When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband: “That man… that young man… I forgive him.” That moment deeply affected me. I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: “I forgive the man who…
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“I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: ‘I forgive the man who killed my father.’ Peace be with you all,” the 72-year-old actor continued.
Allen’s father, Gerald, lost his life in 1964 when a drunk driver veered across the median and struck him. Allen was just 11 years old at the time.
In a 2011 <a href="https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/interviews/a11239/tim-allen-quotes-1111/">interview</a> with Esquire, Allen said he’s “never gotten over” his father’s death. 
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“As children, your world is yours. That day taught me that it’s really not your world. Somebody else is in control — fate, God, whatever it is. It is not your show,” he said at the time. “And the show can be brutal. Brutal in its coldness. Brutal in its love and affection. Sh** can hit you straight between the eyes, and you never saw it coming.”
Allen also said the accident tested his relationship with God. 
“It changed everything forever,” the actor said during an <a href="https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/television/tim-allen-now-last-man-standing/">interview</a> with AARP in 2012. “Part of me still doesn’t trust that things are going to work out all right. I knew my father was dead, but I was never satisfied with why he was dead. I wanted answers that minute from God. ‘Do you think this is funny? Do you think this is necessary?’ And I’ve had a tumultuous relationship with my creator ever since.”
During her eulogy, Erika told the crowd that Charlie “wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life.”
“Our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do.’ That young man … I forgive him,” the grieving widow said. “I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it’s what Charlie would do.”
The comments on Allen’s X post were filled with support and commiseration.
“CS Lewis said, &#8216;To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.&#8217;  It&#8217;s hard! And so worth the struggle to get there,” one person <a href="https://x.com/JoanFakThomp/status/1971438253770461559">wrote</a>.
“Forgiveness is for the forgiver, not the forgiven. You are free Tim,” another commenter <a href="https://x.com/MarkDivine/status/1971346420906197269">said</a>.

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New York Mets announcer Gary Cohen struggled to wrap his brain around the fact that Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw skipped a game to attend the memorial service for assassinated conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Cohen, announcing Tuesday&#8217;s game between the Cubs and the Mets alongside former MLB player Todd Zeile, remarked on the fact that Shaw had missed a game over the weekend — one the Cubs ultimately lost to the Cincinnati Reds — and that he&#8217;d missed it to attend Kirk&#8217;s memorial service.
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Mets announcers Gary Cohen &amp; Todd Zeile mindblown that Matt Shaw would skip a game to attend his close friend, Charlie Kirk&#8217;s, memorial.
&#8220;The thought of leaving your team in the middle of a race for any reason other than a family emergency really strikes me as weird.&#8221;
What&#8217;s… <a href="https://t.co/O3vkKTbQ5N">pic.twitter.com/O3vkKTbQ5N</a>
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&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to talk about any of the politics of it, but the thought of leaving your team in the middle of a race for any reason other than a family emergency, really strikes me as weird,&#8221; Cohen said.
Zeile appeared to agree with Cohen&#8217;s assessment, adding, &#8220;It&#8217;s unusual, I think it&#8217;s unprecedented at least from my experience as a player, and I think it made it a little more unusual that it was not revealed until after it came to issue because he was thought to be in the dugout and maybe available, and was not, and that&#8217;s how it was revealed.&#8221;
Shaw defended the move, saying, &#8220;My connection with Charlie was through our [Christian] faith. And that’s something that drives me every day, the reason why I’m able to do what I do every day, and that’s something I’m extremely thankful for. I know without my faith and without the many blessings I’ve been given in my life, that I wouldn’t be here, be able to talk to you guys, able to help this team eventually go and win championships.&#8221;
Shaw said that he&#8217;d met Kirk when they lived in the same apartment complex in Arizona, and that they had been friends since. It was Kirk&#8217;s widow, Erika Kirk, who reached out and invited Shaw to attend her husband&#8217;s service.
&#8220;When [Charlie was shot], a lot of emotions came over me. I didn’t foresee that happening. I don’t know how to describe everything that happened, how I was feeling, but I will say I was tearing up pretty good,&#8221; Shaw said, describing the moment he&#8217;d learned of his friend&#8217;s death. &#8220;I had a lot of [teammates] supporting me, and that will be something I’ll remember for my entire life.&#8221;
Kirk&#8217;s chief of staff at TPUSA, Mikey McCoy, responded to Cohen by sharing video of Kirk and Shaw together just one month before the assassination.
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A little over a month ago Charlie’s dream came true… he got the opportunity to walk on Wrigley Field and after &#8211; see his friend Matt Shaw hit a home run.
A month later, Charlie is gone and Matt Shaw is receiving backlash for attending his friend’s memorial.
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&#8220;A little over a month ago Charlie’s dream came true … he got the opportunity to walk on Wrigley Field and after — see his friend Matt Shaw hit a home run. A month later, Charlie is gone and Matt Shaw is receiving backlash for attending his friend’s memorial. Shame on Gary Cohen,&#8221; he said.
McCoy was not the only one criticizing Cohen, either.
&#8220;Last night, New York Mets broadcaster, Gary Cohen tried shaming Matt Shaw for going to Charlie Kirk’s memorial. Today, Matt Shaw went 3-4 w/ 3 runs &amp; an RBI in the Cubs 10-3 win Poetic justice,&#8221; Jon Root posted.
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Last night, New York Mets broadcaster, Gary Cohen tried shaming Matt Shaw for going to Charlie Kirk’s memorial.
Today, Matt Shaw went 3-4 w/ 3 runs &amp; an RBI in the Cubs 10-3 win
Poetic justice 👏
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&#8220;Matt Shaw saw his friend get shot and killed&#8230;his wife requested that he be there and Gary Cohen’s got a problem with that because the Cubs are in a pennant race?&#8221; Greg Giannotti added.
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&#8220;Matt Shaw saw his friend get shot and killed&#8230;his wife requested that he be there and Gary Cohen’s got a problem with that because the Cubs are in a pennant race?&#8221; &#8211; Gregg Giannotti took issue with Gary Cohen questioning Matt Shaw attending Charlie Kirk&#8217;s memorial service <a href="https://t.co/QEXL3iktsn">pic.twitter.com/QEXL3iktsn</a>
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&#8220;Mets Announcer Gary Cohen was very confused that Matt Shaw of the Cubs took off a game to go to Charlie Kirk&#8217;s funeral. But had no issue with THE ENTIRE TEAM forfeiting a game for George Floyd&#8230; This is the liberal brain rot,&#8221; another posted.
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Mets Announcer Gary Cohen was very confused that Matt Shaw of the Cubs took off a game to go to Charlie Kirk&#8217;s funeral.
But had no issue with THE ENTIRE TEAM forfeiting a game for George Floyd&#8230;
This is the liberal brain rot <a href="https://t.co/pL7aP2w0Hl">pic.twitter.com/pL7aP2w0Hl</a>
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A number also said that Cohen owed Shaw an apology.

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The FBI needs to take action to protect the American public from this growing threat of violent attacks inspired by transgender ideology, a brief from the Oversight Project says. 
The investigative group <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://static.itsyourgov.org/TIVE_8_Pager.pdf">argues</a> that attacks inspired by transgender ideology should be designated as domestic terrorism so federal law enforcement can more effectively counteract the threats. This designation would allow the FBI to utilize &#8220;sophisticated investigative technique[s]” to prevent future transgender-inspired attacks, the brief says. 
“The United States has seen a recurring pattern of extreme violence committed by perpetrators that appear to have been acting in furtherance of a radical transgender ideology,” the Oversight Project writes. 
“The statements made by the perpetrators and their supporters show that individuals that espouse to this ideology use violence as a means to intimidate Christians and other groups in their exercise of 1st Amendment-protected speech and religious practice, coerce the population into believing there is more than two genders, and silence Americans that do not espouse to their ideology,” they add. 
Recent months have seen at least two major attacks that appear to be tied to transgender ideology, including the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk and the August attack on a Minneapolis Catholic school by a transgender-identifying man. In light of these attacks, the Oversight Project said that a new “Domestic Terrorism Threat Category” called Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism (TIVE) should be created. 
The Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism (TIVE) category would apply to those who believe that opposition to transgender ideology is a threat to the right to exist of transgender-identifying individuals, that this fear justifies violence, and that violent action should be taken or promoted based on this belief. 
The designation would allow for the deployment of more human resources, undercover operations, and database searches to prevent future transgender-inspired violence. 
“TIVE violence has particularly focused upon Christian institutions and individuals that the TIVEs believe subscribe to paradigms that are in contradiction to and inherently irreconcilable with transgender ideology,” the brief said. 
This category would join others currently used by the FBI, including racial extremism, anti-government extremism, and abortion extremism. 
Over the past few years, transgender-identifying shooters have attacked two Christian schools, leaving behind writings demonstrating their hatred of Christianity. In March 2023, a transgender-identifying woman attacked the Covenant School in Nashville, murdering three students and three adults. Last month, a transgender-identifying man attacked the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, leaving two children dead and many more injured.
Kirk’s assassination also appears to have been motivated in part by his opposition to transgender ideology. 
Tyler Robinson, the suspected assassin of Kirk, wrote in a text message to his transgender-identifying boyfriend that he “had enough of [Kirk’s] hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out,” according to text messages released by the FBI. 
Additionally, as The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-attempted-kavanaugh-assassin-identifies-as-transgender-woman-legal-filings-show?author=Mary+Margaret+Olohan&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+Attempted+Kavanaugh+Assassin+Identifies+As+Transgender+Woman%2C+Legal+Filings+Show">reported last week</a>, the man who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh identifies as a woman, according to court documents. That attempt was motivated by the leak of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. 
The Oversight Project notes that TIVE adherents are often steeped in far-left online communities where violence is encouraged. 
“This digital infrastructure provides anonymous networks for grooming and coordinating, turning isolated resentment into organized threats, exemplified by the radicalization of figures like Tyler Robinson, who allegedly assassinated Charlie Kirk over views on transgender issues after immersion in leftist online forums,” they wrote. 
Recent reporting shows that the Trump administration shares similar concerns with the Oversight Project about the rise of transgender-inspired violence. The Daily Wire reported earlier this month that there have been low-level discussions at the Justice Department about a potential ban on transgender-identifying individuals owning guns. 
On Sunday, President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-leavitt-react-to-string-of-transgender-violence-additional-actions-to-come?author=Mary+Margaret+Olohan&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=White+House+Reacts+To+String+Of+Transgender+Violence%3A+%E2%80%98Additional+Actions+To+Come%E2%80%99">told The Daily Wire</a> his administration was “very strongly” looking at the problem of transgender violence. 
“You know, we’re looking at that,” he responded. “But we’re looking at it very strongly. Something seems to be going on.”

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Actor Charlie Sheen shared his thoughts on the loss of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on September 10.
The “Two and a Half Men” star is currently promoting his new memoir, “The Book of Sheen.” He appeared on Logan Paul’s “Impaulsive” podcast and spoke about Kirk’s impact, among other things, saying Kirk’s death likely changed the course of history.
&#8220;It was like a giant star in the night sky just went dark,&#8221; Sheen observed.
Both Paul and Sheen agreed with what so many others are saying, that Kirk could have become president one day.
Sheen also praised Kirk’s style of debate. &#8220;He didn&#8217;t belittle anyone, he didn&#8217;t demean anyone, he didn&#8217;t embarrass anyone,&#8221; the 60-year-old actor said. &#8220;He didn&#8217;t go there to, like, be a smarty pants and make you look stupid. He was just like, ‘Hey, man, okay, here’s what I&#8217;ve prepared. Here&#8217;s what I know, here&#8217;s what I believe. Give me your side of it.'&#8221;
Sheen also discussed how he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-doesnt-deserve-that-the-moment-charlie-sheen-joe-rogan-learned-charlie-kirk-was-dead">found out</a> Kirk had been killed during an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
&#8220;It’s just awful, I don’t remember what I said to Joe,&#8221; he told Paul. &#8220;Something about if this is where we’ve wound up, this can’t be where we stay. Like, what words can we all attach to this that make it feel better for us or his family, or just the moment – they haven’t been written, have they?&#8221;
Previously, Sheen compared Kirk’s murder to the assassination of JFK in 1963.
“I think, for this generation, that’s their JFK moment,” Sheen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88NJfL9YOtQ">told</a> Piers Morgan last week. “If that’s where we’ve wound up, it cannot be where we stay. &#8230; It’s too surreal to process it, the unfairness of it. … We can’t keep having days like that moving forward.”
Most Hollywood celebrities have stayed silent on Kirk’s murder, or have offered carefully worded statements while clarifying that they did not agree with any of his viewpoints. Even those social media posts have been met with backlash from followers who don’t believe Kirk’s death should be mourned at all.

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Charlie Sheen Reflects On Charlie Kirk's Death: 'Giant Star In The Night Sky Just Went Dark'

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As the world comes to terms with the loss of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, many musically-minded supporters are finding ways to honor his legacy.
Several recording artists have written original songs or reimagined existing music in honor of Kirk.
Conservative artist Tom MacDonald released a single called “Charlie” on September 11, just one day after the Turning Point USA founder was assassinated. The tribute song <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tom-macdonald-charlie-kirk-song-digital-sales-hot-100-chart-1236073284/">rocketed up</a> the Billboard Digital Song Sales chart, reaching the number one spot in just one week.
While MacDonald typically performs in the rap genre, “Charlie” is a more soulful, acoustic ballad meant to capture the emotion of losing Kirk. 
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“Shot down and he was barely 31… He left behind a wife and a daughter and a son,” the song’s first lines say.
“And I’m so tired of the hatred and the narratives… They shot and killed the father, sent a message to Americans,” the lyrics say at another point. “And I’m so tired of the left and all the wokery… Scared I might be next to die when I’m just buyin’ groceries.”
The song ends on a hopeful note. “Pray that God will take care of us… And I can’t just be quiet, so I gotta be brave/ ‘Cause this is America, lately it’s scarin’ us/ But one good man can change it all in a day.”
He wasn’t the only one. Country artist Cole Swindell also wrote a tribute for Kirk called “Make Heaven Crowded.”
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The singer promoted a preview of the song on social media, introducing it with clips of Kirk’s widow, Erika, speaking about her husband’s deep faith. She initially said the line “making heaven crowded,” which serves as inspiration for Swindell’s song.
“I’ve blamed my sinning on ‘I ain’t no saint/ I’ve bit my tongue said that it ain’t my place/ And I’ve kept Jesus in the backseat/ But I can’t any longer/ After what we all saw last week/ I can’t help but wonder/ What if churches had a longer line outside than all them bars on Friday night,” the lyrics say.
“What if people prayed for people who ain’t on their side/ What if good ran off the bad/ Them streets of gold up there’d be packed/ This whole world would look a lot better than we found it/ If we make heaven crowded,” Swindell sings on the chorus.
The song has not been officially released, but fans in the comments are begging for the single. 
Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West also wrote a demo dedicated to Kirk after being inspired by Erika’s first public speech following her husband’s killing.
“Be Close” is about turning hate into peace. “When there is evil, be not dismayed/give me the strength to stare that evil in the face and say, Jesus be close/to the brokenhearted/save those who are crushed in spirit/we know that You’ve always been our only hope.”
Country star Jason Aldean reimagined an existing song and turned it into an acoustic duet with his wife, Brittany, as a way to honor Kirk. The couple shared their rendition of Luke Bryan’s song, “Drink a Beer,” on Instagram.
“Funny how the good ones go/Too soon, but the good Lord knows/The reasons why I guess,” the lyrics say in part. 
“Sometimes the greater plan/Is kinda hard to understand/Right now it don’t make sense. I can’t make it all make sense/So I’m gonna sit right here/On the edge of this pier/Watch the sunset disappear/And drink a beer.” 
Social media followers expressed their love for Aldean’s cover of the song, calling it “beautiful” and “touching.”
Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on September 10. The impact of his death has been felt across the nation and around the world, with everyone from average citizens to celebrities and world leaders paying tribute and mourning the loss.

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