A new video shows Charlie Kirk hugging his 3-year-old daughter just weeks before he was shot and killed at a rally in Utah.

The segment was filmed on the set of Fox & Friends Weekend, marking Kirk’s debut as a guest host after several years appearing on the conservative network.

The activist and influencer and his wife Erika spent much of his kids’ lives protecting their names and faces from the press.

His daughter is seen on the Fox set walking toward the couch Kirk is sitting on before eventually running to greet her father.

Kirk gives a bright, wide smile as the pair embrace one another.  

The network shared on X, ‘Charlie Kirk was seen on Fox and Friends with his family only weeks before he was tragically shot in Utah. Prayers and support continue for the Turning Point USA co-founder.’

Known as an influential figure in American politics, Kirk’s deep ties with young conservatives are credited with contributing to Donald Trump’s victories in the 2016 and 2024 elections.

The 31-year-old host was fatally shot in front of an audience at Utah Valley University as part of his ‘The American Comeback Tour’ on Wednesday.

A new video shows Charlie Kirk hugging his 3-year-old daughter just weeks before he was shot and killed at a rally in Utah

The activist and influencer and his wife Erika spent much of his kids’ lives protecting their names and faces from the press

During his popular ‘prove me wrong’ segment, where Kirk engages in debates with attendees, he was shot in the neck from 200 yards away.

Moments before being hit, Kirk was addressing a question about mass shootings. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead two and a half hours later.

The killer is still on the loose, with a major manhunt by the FBI and Utah police underway. 

His event at the Utah university had sparked backlash before it happened, with 6,000 students signing a petition to keep him off the campus. 

Charlie Kirk leaves behind his wife, Erika, his daughter, three, and son, 16 months. The couple celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary in May.  

Previously named on Forbes 30 under 30 list, Kirk was the youngest speaker at the 2016 Republican National Convention as well as the opening speaker at the 2020 RNC. 

Kirk, who had millions of social media followers, co-founded the non-profit Turning Point USA in 2012 as a teenager, which he dubbed a ‘national student movement.’ 

Its mission is to ‘identify, educate, train and organize students to promote the principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government.’ 

Kirk leaves behind his wife, Erika, his daughter, three, and son, 16 months. The couple celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary in May 

The father-of-two was conducting his popular ‘prove me wrong’ segment where audience members can debate with Kirk a range of topics when he was shot in the neck for 200 yards 

Kirk was answering a question about mass shootings mere seconds before he was struck. He was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, but was declared dead two-and-half hours later 

Turning Point and Kirk have played a starring role in Republican politics ever since he enthusiastically backed Donald Trump in 2016.

Kirk served as a personal aide to Donald Trump Jr during a general election campaign, and then in 2024, the non-profit increased their staff from 400 to 1,000 to ‘chase the vote’ in swing states. 

Kirk was also one of the earliest advocates for Vice President JD Vance, then a junior senator for Ohio, to serve as Trump’s running mate. 

‘I’m going to put my power behind JD for whatever I can,’ Kirk said.

‘That is a very good chapter two to the MAGA story that we’re writing.’

The non-profit also strove to encourage the restoration of ‘traditional American values like patriotism, respect for life, liberty, family, and fiscal responsibility.’

Kirk garnered much of his online notoriety for his ‘prove me wrong’ table, and in 2024 alone saw 15 billion views across multiple social media platforms. 

In the last year, dedicated around 200 hours at more than 60 colleges for his ‘prove me wrong’ events. 

Kirk’s widow Erika has yet to make a public statement since her husband’s death 

Kirk helped found Turning Point USA, a conservative nonprofit that has focuses on promoting conservativism on school campuses

He was well known among young voters for his ‘populist nationalist’ worldviews on issues such as immigration, gender and politics. 

In his efforts to educate his young base saw Kirk found the Turning Point Academy, which provides a ‘pro-American’ education to more than 250 partners. 

He even turned to faith and began Turning Point Faith, which collaborates with more than 3,700 congregations encouraging ‘biblical citizenship,’ the outlet reported. 

His work was heavily involved with students at colleges and university’s across the country, as Turning Point supports student body president races and recruits precinct leadership teams. 

‘With a presence on over 3,000 high school and college campuses nationwide, over 650,000 lifetime student members, and 450 full- and part-time staff all across the country, Turning Point USA is the largest and fastest-growing conservative youth activist organization in the country,’ according to Turning Point’s website. 

n 2026, the non-profit had goals to renew or begin 1,000 college chapters and 1,650 high school chapters under the name ‘Club America.’  

But Kirk’s work within the MAGA realm was not confined to Turning Point, as he also authored four books and has been featured on-screen and in writing across multiple media outlets. 

His podcast, The Charlie Kirk Show, reached over 1 million people every day and often ranked among the top ten shows on Apple News podcast charts. 

Kirk’s MAGA reputation was prevalent as he was often involved in controversial discourse.