How Charlie Kirk transformed the American conservative movement

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  Good morning. It's Thursday, September 11th.

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  I'm Shamita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  But first, to what we know about the death of Charlie Kirk,

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  one of the most influential voices in conservative politics.

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  He was killed yesterday on stage at an event hosted by Utah Valley University.

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  The school was the first stop on a debate tour for his conservative youth organization,

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  Turning Point USA.

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  According to eyewitnesses,

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  Kirk was just moments into a debate with an attendee about mass shootings in America when a shooter fired at him,

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  hitting him in the neck.

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  Kirk was 31 years old, a father of two young children,

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  and married to the podcast host Erika Franzve.

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  Jason Chafetz,

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  a former Republican House representative for Utah and a current contributor for Fox News,

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  was at the event with his family.

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  He spoke with the network about what he witnessed.

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  As soon as that shot went out, everybody hit the deck.

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