Honoring Charlie Kirk came at a cost: ‘We were ostracized’

Charlie Kirk spent years engaging critics face-to-face, debating students, defending his beliefs, and encouraging difficult conversations. But after his assassination, Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle — who worked alongside Charlie many times — were struck by how many college students relished his passing.

“I wonder if Charlie’s assassination had a particular impact on y’all,” BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey says to the father and son. “Because he was doing something that you have been doing for decades in that moment that he was shot and killed. He was dialoguing with people.”

“He was saying things that are uncomfortable but true, sharing the gospel, sharing the truth about sexuality and gender,” she adds.

“Obviously that was an incredible tragedy, an act of violence off the charts. Pathetic. Charlie was an