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For Charlie Kirk's followers, grief, shock and questions about the future

By Elena Moore
Published September 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM MST
Charlie Kirk speaks during a Turning Point USA event on Dec. 22, 2024 in Phoenix. Kirk's death has left his legions of young conservative followers in shock and grief.
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Charlie Kirk speaks during a Turning Point USA event on Dec. 22, 2024 in Phoenix. Kirk's death has left his legions of young conservative followers in shock and grief.
Attendees hold candles during a vigil and prayer event for Charlie Kirk on Wednesday in Seattle.
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Attendees hold candles during a vigil and prayer event for Charlie Kirk on Wednesday in Seattle.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., speaks with a reporter at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Luna credits Kirk for her start in politics. She had been on track to attend medical school before meeting Kirk years ago and accepting a job offer from Turning Point USA.
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., speaks with a reporter at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Luna credits Kirk for her start in politics. She had been on track to attend medical school before meeting Kirk years ago and accepting a job offer from Turning Point USA.
A makeshift memorial is seen at Timpanogos Regional Hospital in honor of Kirk in Orem, Utah, on Thursday.
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A makeshift memorial is seen at Timpanogos Regional Hospital in honor of Kirk in Orem, Utah, on Thursday.

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Elena Moore
Elena Moore is a production assistant for the NPR Politics Podcast. She also fills in as a reporter for the NewsDesk. Moore previously worked as a production assistant for Morning Edition. During the 2020 presidential campaign, she worked for the Washington Desk as an editorial assistant, doing both research and reporting. Before coming to NPR, Moore worked at NBC News. She is a graduate of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and is originally and proudly from Brooklyn, N.Y.
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