A HEARTBREAKING video has resurfaced of Charlie Kirk’s young daughter running into his arms during his appearance on Fox and Friends.
The video resurfaced after Kirk, 31, was viciously assassinated during a debate event held by his nonprofit Turning Point USA at Utah Valley University.
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In the video, Kirk’s daughter runs into her dad’s arms[/caption]
Charlie Kirk leaves behind his wife, Erika Frantzve, and their two children[/caption]
The tear-jerking video taken just six weeks before his death shows Kirk behind the scenes at Fox and Friends, where he was filling in as a co-host.
In the short clip, Kirk’s three-year-old daughter excitedly approaches her father, saying, “Hi, daddy.”
The young girl runs into her father’s arms, as he embraces her with a smile and says, “Isn’t that the best?”
Kirk posted the video on Instagram and captioned it: “Happy Sunday from @foxandfriends and from my family! God bless!”
At the time, followers commented on the wholesome family moment.
“The joyful and spontaneous running towards her beloved daddy is the sweetest expression of pure love,” one woman commented.
“Nothing quite like the innocence of a child.”
Six weeks later, the video is now a memorial of Kirk’s love to his family.
“Watching this hurts my heart,” one commenter wrote on Wednesday.
“This little girl lost her father.”
Donald Trump was one of the first people to confirm the death of Charlie Kirk on September 10.
Videos spread on social media showed Kirk being hit by what appeared to be a single bullet that caused blood to run down his neck.
Initial reports stated that Kirk was brought to a hospital in critical condition, but hours later, it was confirmed that he died.
“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” Donald Trump posted on Truth Social.
Elected officials reaction to Charlie Kirk shooting
- Vice President JD Vance: “Dear God, protect Charlie in his darkest hour.”
- Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg: “Political violence must be always and totally rejected,” Buttigieg wrote on X. “Praying for him and all who may have been injured or impacted.”
- California Governor Gavin Newsom: “The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible. In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.”
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker: “The attack on Charlie Kirk is horrifying. Political violence has no place in this country and should never become the norm. I’m sending my sympathies to his family and friends at this time.”
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis: “The way to resolve political disputes is not through violence. The way to do that is to ask questions, debate. An attack on the idea that we resolve these things through reasoned debate and elections.”
- NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani: I’m horrified by the shooting of Charlie Kirk at a college event in Utah. Political violence has no place in our country.”
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “Praying for @charliekirk11″
“No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie.
“He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”
Politicians on both the left and right were quick to support Kirk and condemn the violence that led to his death.
“We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy,” former president Barack Obama stated.
Timeline of Charlie Kirk shooting
Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on September 10.
11:52 am MDT – The shooter, described as a college-age individual, arrives on campus before maneuvering onto a rooftop.
12:00 pm – Charlie Kirk is scheduled to host a debate in the UVU Fountain Courtyard.
12:10 pm – A shot is fired at Kirk from 200 yards away and hits him in the neck. The event is immediately evacuated and a man is taken into custody.
1:02 pm – President Donald Trump posts a call to pray for Kirk on Truth Social.
1:37 pm – UVU closes campus, cancels classes, and tells students to leave campus immediately.
1:50 pm – Officials confirm Kirk is in critical condition to the Associated Press.
2:40 pm – Trump confirms Kirk has died, hailing him “great, legendary” in a post on Truth Social.
4:21 pm FBI Director Kash Patel shares on X that the ‘subject for the horrific shooting’ is in custody.
4:30 pm – Utah Governor Spencer Cox, speaking at a press conference, brands Kirk’s death a ‘political assassination. Cox adds there is a ‘person of interest’ in custody and a man arrested earlier has been released.
7:59 pm – Patel, the FBI director, confirmed a second subject taken into custody in connection with Kirk’s shooting was released after being interrogated by law enforcement.
September 11
7:15 am – Officials hold a press conference where they announce they have “good video” of the suspect and they recovered the “high-action bolt rifle” in the nearby woods.
Kirk founded Turning Point USA in 2012, when he was 18, as a way to motivate young people to become politically active.
He was known for hosting debate events across college campuses that were described as “high-energy evenings featuring a candid conversation about conservative values.”
Moments before he was shot, Kirk was answering a question about gun violence asked by an audience member.
Police are still searching for the suspected shooter.
