Craig’s lies keep pouring out: now he lies about Charlie Kirk

Craig says that Mr Kirk was “one of the most peaceful, respectful, reasonable, conservative and Christian voices of his generation…”

Mr Kirk was fake. In order to become famous and make money by lying to young people.

“Conservative activist and Turning Point USA cofounder Charlie Kirk has a lot of opinions on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

In 2015, Kirk called him a “hero.” In 2022, MLK was a “civil rights icon.”

In December 2023, speaking before a group of students and teachers at America Fest, a political convention organized by Turning Point USA, Kirk struck a different tone. 

“MLK was awful,” Kirk said. “He's not a good person. He said one good thing he actually didn't believe.”

 For Kirk, the shift on King wasn’t an offhand remark, but a glimpse into his broader strategy to discredit the civil rights leader and the landmark legislation most associated with King: the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

“I have a very, very radical view on this, but I can defend it, and I’ve thought about it,” Kirk said at America Fest. “We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s.”

Kirk’s comments at America Fest were merely a preview of his attacks on King. He recently said that he plans to release content to discredit MLK on January 15, King’s birthday, which is a US federal holiday honoring King.

“We're gonna be hitting him next week,” Kirk said on his podcast this week. “Yeah, on the day of the Iowa caucus, it's MLK Day. We're gonna do the thing you're not supposed to do. We're gonna tell the truth about MLK Jr. You better tune in next week. Blake has already been preparing. It's gonna be great.”

Blake is an apparent reference to Blake Neff, a producer of The Charlie Kirk Show. In 2020, Neff resigned from his job at Fox News as Tucker Carlson’s top writer after CNN revealed he had been making racist posts under a pseudonym. Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott called Neff’s posts “abhorrent.”

Neff has also been publicly laying the groundwork for rewriting the history on King, attempting to link him to violent unrest after the passing of the Civil Rights Act.”           __

“Aside from his close ties to Washington, Mr. Kirk was a charismatic figure on TV and online. Through his podcast, “The Charlie Kirk Show,” speaking appearances and book sales, he became a millionaire. He often cast liberal views as extreme; he called the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “a bad guy” and labeled Kamala Harris as “Kamala the Communist.” One of his projects, the Professor Watchlist, aimed to expose “radical” academics, including those who were critical of his own work.

Mr. Kirk was accused of antisemitism, homophobia and racism, having blamed Jewish communities for fomenting hatredagainst white people, criticized gay rightson religious grounds and questioned the qualifications of Black airline pilots.”