Europe’s far-right leaders laud ‘fighter for freedom of speech’ Charlie Kirk

Viktor Orbán claims death of Turning Point USA’s founder was ‘result of international hate campaign’ as prominent figures pay tribute

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European far-right leaders have heaped praise on Charlie Kirk, the influential 31-year-old conservative activist who was fatally shot on Wednesday, with several also claiming his death was a consequence of violent leftwing rhetoric.

Kirk, a rising star of Trump’s Maga movement and leader of the rightwing student group Turning Point USA, was struck in the neck by a single bullet as he addressed a large student crowd at Utah Valley University.