Charlie Kirk in critical condition following assassination attempt
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is alive but in critical condition, multiple sources told Blaze News.
Kirk was shot in the neck at Utah Valley University on Wednesday after which he was promptly airlifted to a nearby hospital to be treated for his injuries. Several videos show profuse amounts of bleeding from his neck immediately following the shooting.
At the time of this writing, multiple sources told Blaze News that Kirk is alive and has a pulse but is in critical condition.
It looks like Charlie Kirk may have been shot at TPUSA Utah State event
Please pray for him and his family 🙏pic.twitter.com/9Agy4aYKhr
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) September 10, 2025
A suspect was detained moments after the shooting, with one bystander telling Eva Terry of Deseret News that the alleged shooter appeared to be wearing a worker's uniform, according to an interview obtained by Blaze News.
A UVU spokesperson said Kirk was shot "from a building about 200 yards away," confirming that they have a suspect in custody.
Blaze News joins President Trump and the millions across the nation praying for Charlie Kirk.
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Karoline Leavitt blasts media for 'shamefully' ignoring horrific stabbing of Ukrainian refugee
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called out the mainstream media for turning a blind eye to the tragic death of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed, allegedly by a repeat offender.
Zarutska's life was cut short after 34-year-old Decarlos Brown allegedly stabbed the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on a train in North Carolina on August 22. Brown was later identified by local law enforcement and has since been charged with first-degree murder.
'Many journalists in this room spilled plenty of ink trying to smear Daniel Penny ... but none of those same reporters lift a finger to write stories about an actual murderer.'
This vicious stabbing was far from Brown's first alleged offense, having previously been arrested for over a dozen other crimes, including convictions for armed robbery and felony larceny.
"This is pure evil on full display," Leavitt said during Tuesday's press briefing. "The most enraging and unacceptable part of this story is that her death was entirely preventable. Decarlos Brown never should have been on that train that night."
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Press sec on the brutal murder of Iryna Zarutska: "Tragically, a public transportation system in a major American city was more dangerous than the active war zone that she left. Her death was entirely preventable." pic.twitter.com/pqPaB3k9Ap
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) September 9, 2025
In the aftermath of the vicious attack, most outlets "shamefully and intentionally failed to report" on the tragedy, which Leavitt argued was because Zarutska's death was politically inconvenient for the largely liberal media.
"Perhaps most shamefully of all, the majority of the media, many outlets in this room, decided that her murder was not worth reporting on originally because it does not fit a preferred narrative," Leavitt said.
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"Many journalists in this room spilled plenty of ink trying to smear Daniel Penny for defending a subway car from New York City, but none of those same reporters lift a finger to write stories about an actual murderer," Leavitt added.
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Trump to combat anti-Christian bias, bolster prayer in public schools
President Donald Trump announced the latest steps his administration is taking to protect the right to pray in schools across the nation.
Trump pointed out the tremendous, and often underreported, anti-Christian bias that has become commonplace in American schools during a speech Monday at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. In order to protect millions of Christians across the country, Trump announced that his Department of Education will soon issue a new guidance to protect prayer in public schools.
'I know what you went through.'
"For most of our country's history, the Bible was found in every classroom in the nation," Trump said. "Yet in many schools today, students are instead indoctrinated with anti-religious propaganda, and some are even punished for their religious beliefs."
"It's ridiculous," Trump added.
President Trump: "I'm pleased to announce this morning that the Department of Education will soon issue new guidance protecting the Right to prayer in our Public Schools. TOTAL protection." pic.twitter.com/dkyGeZHXqL
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) September 8, 2025
Trump went on to tell the story of Hannah Allen, a student at Honey Grove Middle School in Texas who tried to gather a group of friends to pray for an injured classmate in 2018. The school's principal reportedly told Allen not pray publicly but to instead pray behind a curtain, in an empty gym, or outside where she is out of view.
Due to pressure from religious liberty groups, the Honey Grove Texas Independent School District eventually reversed its decision and allowed students like Allen to pray in public.
"I know what you went through," Trump said. "I know what you went through."
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"To support students like Hannah, I'm pleased to announce this morning that the Department of Education will soon issue new guidance protecting the right to prayer in our public schools," Trump added.
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