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Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future.

[caileydeknikker @caileyd14]

i'm all for a good time but i pray someday you'll realize that alcohol isn't as important as the people who care about you.

[Sovey @SoveyX]

I’m not sure if I’m MAGA or not.

I only get called MAGA by people on the Internet who hate me.

I don’t have a hat.
It’s not in my bio.
I don’t consider myself a republican.

I’ve had the same values since I was six years old.
I wasn’t born in this country.
Trump wasn’t president when I learned what I believe.
My values didn’t change because social media told me to change.

Here’s what I believe in:

God exists and He is not optional.
Christian is the first word in my bio for a reason. He means everything and it is who I am.
Life begins at conception, abortion is not empowerment.
Strong borders are not hateful, they are basic governance.
Merit matters, outcomes are earned.
Work hard, don’t whine, don’t ask the government to rescue you.
Crime should be punished, not reframed as a lived experience.
Parents raise children, not schools, activists, or bureaucrats.
Men are men, women are women, reality is not negotiable.
America is exceptional, worth defending, and nothing to apologize for. Be proud.

Free speech exists for speech you don’t like.
Law enforcement is necessary, not oppressive.
Capitalism works, and everyone complaining is still using it.
Hard work builds character, dependency destroys it.
National sovereignty matters more than global feelings.
Personal responsibility beats victimhood every time.

If that makes me MAGA, fine.
If it doesn’t, also fine.

I didn’t borrow these beliefs from a movement.
I learned them from my parents.

I love them and trust them more than I will ever trust a political party.

They actually care about my well-being.

I don’t know what that makes me and frankly, I don’t care.

[caileydeknikker @caileyd14]

😭🩷😭🩷

[JD Vance @JDVance]

A while ago, probably in 2017, I appeared on Tucker Carlson's Fox show to talk about God knows what. Afterwards a name I barely knew sent me a DM on twitter and told me I did a great job. It was Charlie Kirk, and that moment of kindness began a friendship that lasted until today.

Charlie was fascinated by ideas and always willing to learn and change his mind. Like me, he was skeptical of Donald Trump in 2016. Like me, he came to see President Trump as the only figure capable of moving American politics away from the globalism that had dominated for our entire lives. When others were right, he learned from them. When he was right--as he usually was--he was generous. With Charlie, the attitude was never, "I told you so." But: "welcome."

Charlie was one of the first people I called when I thought about running for senate in early 2021. I was interested but skeptical there was a pathway. We talked through everything, from the strategy to the fundraising to the grassroots of the movement he knew so well. He introduced me to some of the people who would run my campaign and also to Donald Trump Jr. "Like his dad, he's misunderstood. He's extremely smart, and very much on our wavelength." Don took a call from me because Charlie asked him too.

Long before I ever committed (even in my mind) to running, Charlie had me speak to his donors at a TPUSA event. He walked me around the room and introduced me. He gave me honest feedback on my remarks. He had no reason to do this, no expectation that I'd go anywhere. I was polling, at that point, well below 5 percent. He did it because we were friends, and because he was a good man.

When I became the VP nominee--something Charlie advocated for both in public and private--Charlie was there for me. I was so glad to be part of the president's team, but candidly surprised by the effect it had on our family. Our kids, especially our oldest, struggled with the attention and the constant presence of the protective detail. I felt this acute sense of guilt, that I had conscripted my kids into this life without getting their permission. And Charlie was constantly calling and texting, checking on our family and offering guidance and prayers. Some of our most successful events were organized not by the campaign, but by TPUSA. He wasn't just a thinker, he was a doer, turning big ideas into bigger events with thousands of activists. And after every event, he would give me a big hug, tell me he was praying for me, and ask me what he could do. "You focus on Wisconsin," he'd tell me. "Arizona is in the bag." And it was.

Charlie genuinely believed in and loved Jesus Christ. He had a profound faith. We used to argue about Catholicism and Protestantism and who was right about minor doctrinal questions. Because he loved God, he wanted to understand him.

Someone else pointed out that Charlie died doing what he loved: discussing ideas. He would go into these hostile crowds and answer their questions. If it was a friendly crowd, and a progressive asked a question to jeers from the audience, he'd encourage his fans to calm down and let everyone speak. He exemplified a foundational virtue of our Republic: the willingness to speak openly and debate ideas.

Charlie had an uncanny ability to know when to push the envelope and when to be more conventional. I've seen people attack him for years for being wrong on this or that issue publicly, never realizing that privately he was working to broaden the scope of acceptable debate.

He was a great family man. I was talking to President Trump in the Oval Office today, and he said, "I know he was a very good friend of yours." I nodded silently, and President Trump observed that Charlie really loved his family. The president was right. Charlie was so proud of Erika and the two kids. He was so happy to be a father. And he felt such gratitude for having found a woman of God with whom he could build a family.

Charlie Kirk was a true friend. The kind of guy you could say something to and know it would always stay with him. I am on more than a few group chats with Charlie and people he introduced me to over the years. We celebrate weddings and babies, bust each other's chops, and mourn the loss of loved ones. We talk about politics and policy and sports and life. These group chats include people at the very highest level of our government. They trusted him, loved him, and knew he'd always have their backs. And because he was a true friend ,you could instinctively trust the people Charlie introduced you to. So much of the success we've had in this administration traces directly to Charlie's ability to organize and convene. He didn't just help us win in 2024, he helped us staff the entire government.

I was in a meeting in the West Wing when those group chats started lighting up with people telling Charlie they were praying for him. And that's how I learned the news that my friend had been shot. I prayed a lot over the next hour, as first good news and then bad trickled in.

God didn't answer those prayers, and that's OK. He had other plans. And now that Charlie is in heaven, I'll ask him to talk to big man directly on behalf of his family, his friends, and the country he loved so dearly.

You ran a good race, my friend.

We've got it from here.

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

Jesus defeated death so you can live.

[Sammy Lopez @SammyLopez]

4 days ago @charliekirk11 tweeted this. Now Charlie is in the presence of the One who died so that Charlie could live. Thank you Charlie for your boldness for Jesus and love for your country.

[Beard Vet @Beardvet]

The one guy who would peacefully debate you fucking losers

[JD Vance @JDVance]

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

Notice how conservatives are very angry about Iryna’s killing and yet there are no shop owners boarding up their windows in preparation for mass rioting and looting. As a leftist, how do you not look at this fact and come to the realization that you are definitely the bad guys?

[Kathy Barnette @Kathy4Truth]

I’m the byproduct of rape. My mother was eleven when I was conceived.

In the world the Left desires, I would never have been born.

We need leaders with a steady hand to direct our nation through these difficult discussions.

Help me by sharing my story:https://t.co/JNGw8gNts0

[Hodgetwins @hodgetwins]

An African American immigrant that manufactures electric cars is now protecting free speech for everyone and the left is somehow mad. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[caileydeknikker @caileyd14]

phones should charge as fast as juuls

[caileydeknikker @caileyd14]

@BrennanPruz 😋

[Jeffree Star @JeffreeStar]

Good morningggg everyone! ✨ Hi, how are ya??

[caileydeknikker @caileyd14]

you don’t grow when you’re comfortable

[caileydeknikker @caileyd14]

@NGuggisberg @UPS @Jaden_Denison

[caileydeknikker @caileyd14]

ohh gooodness do I love Christmas time ❤️💚🎄

[Stumbler Top @StumblerTop]

No money November is going well so far

[lexi anna @lexiannapl]

If you're speaking on my behalf, based on someone you knew 4-8 yrs ago in hs, the person you knew no longer exists and you do NOT know me. Your argument is invalid and your opinion is irrelevant.

thank u, next

[caileydeknikker @caileyd14]

hang on tight to your loved ones

[caileydeknikker @caileyd14]

okkk okkkk @KylieJenner is about to make me one very broke lady with her new holiday collection 🤤🤤🤤