Here’s A Brief Look Back At Charlie Kirk’s Impact On College Campuses

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk made numerous appearances at college campuses during his time as CEO of the conservative student organization he founded.

Kirk, 31, was engaging in one of those events at Utah Valley University when he was assassinated on Sept. 10. During those events, where he took part in question-and-answer sessions, moments went viral, often when he was debating liberals. (RELATED: Student Who Debated Charlie Kirk Moments Before Assassination Speaks Out)

In one video, posted to X on the day of his assassination by “KimKatieUSA,” Kirk took on a college student, spending over 13 minutes in the debate.

“Your view of pregnancy is like customizing a Ford Explorer,” Kirk told the student while discussing the ethical implications of early-pregnancy testing that could reveal much about a baby’s traits growing up.

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Charlie Kirk masterfully debates a eugenics-supporting student, staying calm as she falters. By the end, she questions her abortion stance. His ability to sway college minds made him a formidable threat to the radical left. pic.twitter.com/DKHzYma4IP

— Kim “Katie” USA (@KimKatieUSA) September 11, 2025

“You can tell a lot of your baby’s DNA test now,” Kirk said after a fade in the video. “How tall it’s going to be, its average IQ, brown eyes, green eyes, blue eyes, whether it’s gonna likely be overweight, obese, whether it’s going to be a boy or a girl, so if you get anything you don’t like, you say my body, my choice, get it out of the shopping cart.”

Kirk and the student went back and forth, until the student conceded that Kirk was correct in comparing sex-selective abortion to Nazi eugenics philosophy.

Another visit, highlighted by Kirk on his X account, took place in April at San Francisco State University, where former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines accompanied him.

“Just two years ago trans extremists held Riley hostage on this very campus,” Kirk posted. “We’re back and we brought reinforcements!!”

SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY TODAY WITH RILEY GAINES 🔥🔥

Just two years ago trans extremists held Riley hostage on this very campus. We’re back and we brought reinforcements!!@Riley_Gaines_ @TPUSA pic.twitter.com/U1X6FsMPY3

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 6, 2025

During an April 6, 2023, visit to the university, Gaines was assaulted after speaking at an event hosted by TPUSA, touching on the issue of women’s sports. Gaines was one of those affected by Lia Thomas’s participation in the 2022 NCAA championships, where the biological male won the 500-yard women’s final.

“The prisoners are running the asylum at SFSU,” Gaines posted on Twitter at the time. “I was ambushed and physically hit twice by a man. This is proof that women need sex-protected spaces.”

Kirk’s campus visits even got the “South Park” treatment in the second episode of the show’s 27th season, “Got a Nut.”

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“First of all, I just think it’s hilarious,” Charlie Kirk said after laughing at a brief clip from the episode. “And secondly, the whole thing is like, so a campus thing I’ve been doing for 13 years to debate college kids now gets prominent, prime time placement on Comedy Central—I think the whole thing is just awesome.” (RELATED: Former FBI Agent Says Biden Admin Created ‘Factories Of Indoctrination’ That Killed Charlie Kirk)

Comedy Central pulled the episode after Kirk was assassinated. Kirk’s executive producer, Andrew Kolvet, urged the network to reinstate the episode in a post on X.

“Hey @paramountplus, as someone who can speak with some authority on this, Charlie loved that he was featured in South Park. He told me many times. He would want the episode back up,” Kolvet said.

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