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Charlie Kirk Flyers on UofL Campus Spark Outrage

By Josie Simpson

On Sept. 11, the University of Louisville became aware of flyers on its campus featuring a graphic illustration of Charlie Kirk.

Charlie Kirk, a conservative political commentator and Co-Founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated on September 10th at Utah Valley University. Kirk was at the university for his American Comeback Tour to debate college students and promote conservative politics.

Flyers illustrated Charlie Kirk being shot in the neck with the caption “Debate this” appeared across different buildings on the UofL Belknap Campus the day after his assassination.

According to a screenshot of UofL’s community chat on Yik Yak, someone posted the flyers on a bulletin board, shared with the caption “this school man lmaooo.