美國保守派活動家查理·柯克（Charlie Kirk）美國時間10日，在出席猶他谷大學（Utah Valley University）的活動中頸部中槍；美國總統川普隨後在社群平台Truth Social證實其死訊，Charlie Kirk年僅31歲就被槍殺身亡，消息震驚各界。究竟Charlie Kirk是誰？Charlie Kirk跟川普的關係如何？
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查理·柯克（Charlie Kirk）是誰？
Charlie Kirk簡介
Charlie Kirk是美國媒體名人，也是最年輕卻極具影響力的保守派意見領袖之一。早在大學期間，Charlie Kirk就開始他的政治評論生涯，為《布萊特巴特新聞》與《每日來電》等保守派刊物撰寫文章。
Charlie Kirk is an American media personality and one of the youngest yet most influential conservative opinion leaders in the country. During his college years, Charlie Kirk began his political commentary career by writing articles for conservative publications such as Breitbart News and The Daily Caller.
根據BBC報導，2012年，前美國總統歐巴馬連任，年僅18歲的Charlie Kirk，和他人共同創辦「美國轉折點」組織，該組織的目的在於向「傾向自由主義」的美國大學生傳播保守主義理念，並推廣財政責任、自由市場及有限政府的原則。目前，該組織已在850多所大學設有分會。
According to BBC reports, in 2012, when former U.S. President Barack Obama won re-election, the 18-year-old Charlie Kirk co-founded "Turning Point USA" (TPUSA) with others. The organization's purpose is to spread conservative ideas to American college students who tend to lean toward liberalism, promoting principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government. Currently, TPUSA has established chapters at over 850 universities.
Charlie Kirk的政治活動經歷
Charlie Kirk的父親是一名建築師，這讓Charlie Kirk成長於芝加哥富裕的郊區展望高地。過去，Charlie Kirk曾就讀芝加哥一所社區大學，之後輟學投身政治活動；也曾申請西點軍校，但未能成功。在後來的人生軌跡中，Charlie Kirk與學生、學者們討論後現代主義等艱深議題時，常自嘲沒有大學學位。
Charlie Kirk's father was an architect, which allowed Charlie Kirk to grow up in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Prospect Heights. In the past, Charlie Kirk attended a community college in Chicago but later dropped out to pursue political activities. He also applied to West Point Military Academy but was not successful. Throughout his later life journey, when Charlie Kirk discusses complex topics like postmodernism with students and scholars, he often jokes about not having a college degree.
為了推廣保守派理念，Charlie Kirk在美國全國各地和共和黨活動中發表演講。其中許多活動受極端保守的「茶黨」成員歡迎。依據CBS報導，Charlie Kirk曾主持每日保守派脫口秀廣播節目「The Charlie Kirk Show」，在社群媒體上擁有數百萬粉絲；Charlie Kirk也有經營Podcast頻道，為保守派政策辯護，包含信仰及家庭價值、跨性別認同等議題都是他關注的焦點。
To promote conservative ideas, Charlie Kirk gives speeches at Republican events across the United States. Many of these events are welcomed by members of the extremely conservative "Tea Party." According to CBS reports, Charlie Kirk has hosted the daily conservative talk radio show "The Charlie Kirk Show" and has millions of followers on social media. Charlie Kirk also runs a podcast channel, defending conservative policies, with topics including faith and family values, and transgender identity issues being his main focus areas.
Charlie Kirk的爭議
儘管Charlie Kirk在動員青年與媒體傳播方面，頗有建樹，但他同時因散布有關2020年大選期間選民舞弊的謊言，以及有關新冠疫苗的錯誤訊息等多項爭議，備受抨擊。Charlie Kirk的言行，恰恰反映出美國政治和文化的極端化現象，引發社會廣泛討論。
Although Charlie Kirk has achieved success in mobilizing youth and media communication, he has also faced criticism for spreading lies about voter fraud during the 2020 election and false information about COVID vaccines, among other controversies. Charlie Kirk's words and actions clearly reflect the polarization phenomenon in American politics and culture, sparking widespread social discussion.
Charlie Kirk跟川普的關係如何？
川普發文沉痛哀悼Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk遭槍擊後不久，美國總統川普在社群平台Truth Social發文證實Charlie Kirk的死訊，文中寫道：「偉大且堪稱傳奇的Charlie Kirk逝世了。沒有人比查理更懂美國青年的心，他深受所有人的愛戴與敬佩，尤其是我。如今，他已不在我們身邊。梅蘭妮亞和我，向其美麗的妻子艾莉卡與家人致以深切的慰問。查理，我們愛你。」
Shortly after Charlie Kirk was shot, U.S. President Trump posted on the social media platform Truth Social to confirm Charlie Kirk's death. The message read: "The great and legendary Charlie Kirk has passed away. No one understood the hearts of American youth better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by everyone, especially by me. Now, he is no longer with us. Melania and I send our deepest condolences to his beautiful wife Erica and his family. Charlie, we love you."
為了紀念Charlie Kirk，川普再度發文，宣布將全美所有國旗降半旗，直至本週日（14日）晚上6時。字句懇切，能感受到川普對Charlie Kirk的敬重。讀者朋友一定很好奇，兩人究竟關係如何？過去有哪些淵源？
To honor Charlie Kirk's memory, Trump posted again, announcing that all American flags would be flown at half-staff until 6 p.m. this Sunday (the 14th). The sincere words showed Trump's deep respect for Charlie Kirk. Readers must be curious about their relationship and what connections they had in the past.
Charlie Kirk被公認為川普的盟友
事實上，Charlie Kirk是川普親近的盟友。ABC報導，有些人甚至將Charlie Kirk視為「川普家族的延伸成員」。CBS報導，過去總統競選期間，Charlie Kirk在動員年輕人選舉上發揮關鍵作用，並在亞利桑那州、喬治亞州、賓州為川普的競選活動有重要貢獻。在川普宣布第二次競選總統後不久，當外界對川普存在質疑聲浪時，Charlie Kirk始終堅定地支持川普。
In fact, Charlie Kirk was Trump's close ally. According to ABC reports, some people even considered Charlie Kirk as "an extended member of the Trump family." CBS reported that during past presidential campaigns, Charlie Kirk played a key role in mobilizing young voters and made important contributions to Trump's campaign activities in Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. Shortly after Trump announced his second presidential campaign, when there were doubts about Trump from the public, Charlie Kirk remained firmly supportive of Trump.
特別的是，川普本人曾在Charlie Kirk的Podcast中，大讚Charlie Kirk「建立了史上最強大的青年組織之一」。2020年，Charlie Kirk更以川普「讓美國再次偉大」競選口號為靈感，出版《MAGA教義：贏得未來的唯一理念》一書。
Notably, Trump himself once appeared on Charlie Kirk's podcast and praised Charlie Kirk for "building one of the most powerful youth organizations in history." In 2020, Charlie Kirk was inspired by Trump's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan and published the book "The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future."
Charlie Kirk真實背景
Charlie Kirk生平
1993年出生，現年約31歲
美國保守派政治活動家和媒體人物
2012年創辦「美國轉折點」(Turning Point USA)組織
主持廣播節目「The Charlie Kirk Show」
在社交媒體擁有大量追隨者
是川普的重要支持者和盟友
Charlie Kirk與川普的關係
是川普政治運動的重要支持者
在川普的競選活動中發揮重要作用，特別是動員年輕選民
經常為川普的政策辯護
曾出版支持川普理念的書籍
Charlie Kirk爭議言論大整理
On race
If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 23 January 2024If you’re a WNBA, pot-smoking, Black lesbian, do you get treated better than a United States marine?
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 8 December 2022Happening all the time in urban America, prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people, that’s a fact. It’s happening more and more.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 19 May 2023If I’m dealing with somebody in customer service who’s a moronic Black woman, I wonder is she there because of her excellence, or is she there because of affirmative action?
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 3 January 2024If we would have said that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affirmative action picks, we would have been called racists.
Now they’re coming out and they’re saying it for us … You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person’s slot to go be taken somewhat seriously.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 13 July 2023
On gun violence
I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.
Event organized by TPUSA Faith, the religious arm of Kirk’s conservative group Turning Point USA, on 5 April 2023
On immigration
America was at its peak when we halted immigration for 40 years and we dropped our foreign-born percentage to its lowest level ever. We should be unafraid to do that.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 22 August 2025The American Democrat party hates this country. They wanna see it collapse. They love it when America becomes less white.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 20 March 2024The great replacement strategy, which is well under way every single day in our southern border, is a strategy to replace white rural America with something different.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 1 March 2024
On Islam
America has freedom of religion, of course, but we should be frank: large dedicated Islamic areas are a threat to America.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 30 April 2025We’ve been warning about the rise of Islam on the show, to great amount of backlash. We don’t care, that’s what we do here. And we said that Islam is not compatible with western civilization.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 24 June 2025Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America.
– Charlie Kirk social media post, 8 September 2025
On religion
There is no separation of church and state. It’s a fabrication, it’s a fiction, it’s not in the constitution. It’s made up by secular humanists.
– The Charlie Kirk Show, 6 July 2022
