I wasn’t personally close to Charlie Kirk, but he was among the first to reach out for an interview when Party of the People came out and then he arranged all the details himself, generous with his time all throughout. That struck me. Hosts with operations far smaller would be only too happy to let their producers do all the work of booking guests. But not Charlie Kirk.
Reading the tributes to him, that’s just who he was: gracious, encouraging, always lifting up the voices of others. Read between the lines of the VP’s post, and you can’t escape the conclusion that Charlie Kirk was the pivotal figure in his political rise, making the introductions that ultimately led to the Trump endorsement in the Ohio Senate race and then advocating for his selection on the ticket. And it all started with Kirk reaching out to tell Vance he did a good job on TV. Kirk was the likeliest person his age to be president one day. He won’t be now, but don’t be surprised if one or more of Kirk’s acolytes are e…
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