Evil Thought it Had Killed Charlie Kirk—Instead, It Gave Rise to Millions of Charlie Kirks.

Guest Opinion by Perry O. Hooper Jr.

What we witnessed in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassin was one of the most powerful addresses in modern American history;   Deliveries by his widow.   The words were raw, real, and righteous: the evil has just created 100 million Charlie Kirks. Evil thought it had silenced him. In truth, it has unleashed something it cannot possibly control.

Charlie’s death has torn away the mask. Every patriot now sees clearly, this isn’t politics as usual. This is spiritual war. This is good versus evil. The shooter didn’t just try to kill a man, he tried to kill a mission. But missions from God don’t die. They multiply.

His wife Erika told her 3-year-old daughter the truth:  “Baby, Daddy loves you so much. Don’t you worry. He’s on a work trip with Jesus.” And she gave us all marching orders when she vowed, “The movement my husband built will not die. It won’t. I refuse to let that happen. It will not die.” That is not just a wife’s promise. That is the pledge of a patriot carrying forward the torch her husband lit.

Charlie’s enemies, the elites, the smear merchants, the Montgomery-based SPLC who had the gall to include him in their “hate and extremism” report, thought they could brand him, destroy him, erase him. Instead, they have created an unstoppable army. Every young person he inspired, every family he touched, every patriot who heard him speak is now carrying his torch. 

And here is what should happen here in Montgomery: a permanent memorial to Charlie Kirk should be built right next to the SPLC headquarters. Let the hate merchants who defamed him have to see his face, his name, and his legacy every single day as they drive to and from work. Let them be reminded daily that their lies could not kill the truth, and that the man they slandered lives on in the movement of millions.

As President Donald J. Trump said after Charlie’s death: “Charlie Kirk was a true patriot, a fighter for freedom, and a friend to countless Americans. His mission will continue, and his vision for America First will never die.”This is the moment when the tide turns. They assassinated one man. They awakened millions. His voice will echo in our rallies, his words will fire through our pulpits, his example will live in our communities. And his mission, the mission of God, family, and country, will march on until victory is won.

As Scripture tells us: “Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel.” Philippians 1:12

They thought they ended the movement. Instead, they lit a fire, and Charlie Kirk’s legacy Turning Point USA will never let it die.

Perry O. Hooper Jr. is a longtime Alabama Republican figure, former Alabama Legislator and Montgomery businessman. He served as Co-Chair of “Alabama Trump Victory” in 2016, and served as an at-large delegate to the Republican National Convention. He is a noted civic leader in Montgomery with deep family roots in Alabama’s legal and political history.

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