Charlie Kirk fans pose for selfies at recreation of murder location
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Enthusiasts of Charlie Kirk have been spotted taking selfies at a setup reminiscent of the location at Utah Valley University where the conservative figure was tragically killed.

This installation is part of AmFest, the annual youth gathering hosted by Turning Point USA, the organization Kirk established.

The event’s opening night drew over 30,000 participants, setting a lively tone for the four-day conference.

During coverage of the Phoenix event, liberal media outlet MS Now observed several attendees engaging in an unusual homage to Kirk, who was fatally shot while participating in a debate on September 10.

“As you can see behind me, this setup replicates the tent where Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University in September, and people are taking selfies with it,” reported journalist Brandy Zadrozny.

The display closely mirrors the scene of Kirk’s shocking assassination.

Many are seen posing next to a framed mural of Kirk inside of a tent labeled with the famous ‘prove me wrong’ catchphrase that often launched his debates.  

‘You can see all around people are saying, like, ‘For Charlie.’ They’re wearing replicas of the shirt that Charlie Kirk was wearing when he was killed. So there’s that moment.’ 

The site caused significant outrage, including among supporters of Kirk and Donald Trump’s MAGA movement.

Fans of Charlie Kirk have been posing for selfies at what appears to be a recreation of the Utah Valley University site where the conservative activist was murdered

Fans of Charlie Kirk have been posing for selfies at what appears to be a recreation of the Utah Valley University site where the conservative activist was murdered

The tent and photo setup is at AmFest, the annual youth conference for the organization Kirk founded, Turning Point USA

The tent and photo setup is at AmFest, the annual youth conference for the organization Kirk founded, Turning Point USA

Project Constitution, a pro-Trump account with over 232,000 followers, called the display ‘SICK BEYOND WORDS.’

‘This isn’t healing – this is straight-up psyop tactics: Reenact the trauma to lock in the narrative, tug heartstrings, and milk emotions for control & donations. Charlie deserved real respect, not this deranged, exploitative circus,’ they wrote.

Conservative activist Michael Flynn Jr also dismissed the display, asking: ‘Does anyone else find this disturbing? 

‘Nothing says peak current year like recreating the tent where a guy was murdered for people to take selfies in,’ wrote another X account. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to Turning Point USA for comment. 

The display appears to be yet another story showing AmFest as a platform for a schism within the conservative movement in the wake of Kirk’s death.

Erika Kirk – Turning Point’s new chief executive – tried to keep the peace by taking the stage first while pleading for unity Thursday night. 

Two of the night’s headliners, however, quickly sent the event into chaos.

Liberal network MS Now was reporting from the event in Phoenix when they noticed some young people paying an unconventional tribute to Kirk, who was murdered by an assassin's bullet while debating on September 10

Liberal network MS Now was reporting from the event in Phoenix when they noticed some young people paying an unconventional tribute to Kirk, who was murdered by an assassin’s bullet while debating on September 10

Many are seen posing next to a framed mural of Kirk inside of a tent labeled with the famous 'prove me wrong' catchphrase that often launched his debates

Many are seen posing next to a framed mural of Kirk inside of a tent labeled with the famous ‘prove me wrong’ catchphrase that often launched his debates

Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson both took shots at each other during their respective speeches, battling over conspiracy theories that have swirled since Kirk’s death.

Shapiro kicked things off by criticizing Carlson for hosting far-right commentator Nick Fuentes on his show in October.   

He also collectively slammed Carlson, Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly and Steve Bannon as ‘frauds’ and ‘grifters.’ Kelly and Bannon – as well as several other prominent conservatives – are set to take the same stage later this week.

Shapiro warned ‘the conservative movement is in serious danger’ thanks to these conservative ‘charlatans who claim to speak in the name of principle but actually traffic in conspiracism and dishonesty.’   

Owens, who was not present, was criticized for her repeated suggestions that Israel may have played a part in Kirk’s death, which, at least at first, cast a somber tone over the occasion in Phoenix, Arizona.

But Shapiro was first to send things off the rails.

He urged the audience: ‘We have an obligation to clarity and to honesty. This means that we actually have to be clear in the language that we use. We should not traffic in generality. We should not say things like, “They shot Charlie without specifying whom we mean by they.”‘

‘The person who allegedly shot Charlie Kirk and whom all the evidence points at all of it is a gay trans-loving furry,’ he went on, referring to the 22-year-old suspect in the Kirk assassination, Tyler Robinson.

An attendee poses for portraits under a Prove me Wrong tent in the Exhibitor hall at Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference,

An attendee poses for portraits under a Prove me Wrong tent in the Exhibitor hall at Turning Point’s annual AmericaFest conference,

Charlie Kirk arrives at Utah Valley University, greeted by supporters and security personnel

Charlie Kirk arrives at Utah Valley University, greeted by supporters and security personnel

It was Carlson, though, who received the harshest treatment, as Shapiro continued to slam Owens, who has spearheaded some of the most viral and incendiary content about Kirk’s death, including claims that staff at Turning Point USA ‘betrayed’ their boss.

Shapiro said: ‘The people who refused to condemn Candace’s truly vicious attacks – and some of them are speaking here tonight – are guilty of cowardice. Yes, cowardice.

‘The fact that they have said nothing while Candace has been vomiting all sorts of hideous and conspiratorial nonsense into the public square for years is just as cowardly.’

Referring to Carlson, he said: ‘If you host a Hitler apologist, Nazi-loving, anti-American piece of refuse like Nick Fuentes… The person who said that Charlie Kirk was a, quote, “idiot”… you ought to own it.’

‘There is a reason that Charlie Kirk despised Nick Fuentes and indeed even chided Dinesh D’Souza for debating him.’

Carlson responded with his own barbs from the same stage.

‘That guy is pompous,’ Carlson began, panning Shapiro’s serious tone.

He said he “laughed” while watching snippets of Shapiro’s speech backstage. 

The display appears to be yet another story showing AmFest as a platform for a schism within the conservative movement in the wake of Kirk's death, as Ben Shapiro slammed several conservative favorites on Thursday night

The display appears to be yet another story showing AmFest as a platform for a schism within the conservative movement in the wake of Kirk’s death, as Ben Shapiro slammed several conservative favorites on Thursday night 

Carlson responded with some barbs of his own, sending the event off the rails

Carlson responded with some barbs of his own, sending the event off the rails

‘Calls to deplatform at a Charlie Kirk event? That’s hilarious.’

Carlson also assured the crowd that he was not antisemitic after hosting Fuentes.

‘Antisemitism is not just naughty, it’s immoral,’ he announced.

He also complained about cancel culture, saying, ‘I have a right to question your motives. Actually, why can’t you answer the question? Why do you have to imply that some college kid is like some kind of Hitler-ite or something because he’s asking about an event? Like what?’.

Carlson asserted: ‘It is okay to ask questions. And I thought that was, like, the whole reason we were against the left. They’re not going to force you to get up there and make ritual denunciations. 

‘Because this isn’t my religion. It’s politics.’

The tone of the summit was a far cry from that of last year’s, where both Shapiro and Carlson asserted the US was entering its ‘golden age’ in the wake of Trump’s electoral victory.

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