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Politics & Government

Charlie Kirk's friend reflects on assassination, one year later

WBUR

Published September 10, 2026 at 11:13 AM CDT

Thursday marks one year since the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who co-founded Turning Point USA.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Michael Knowles, who was a friend of Kirk.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Politics & Government

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