CNN commentator Scott Jennings argued that the gunman who shot Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in Utah failed to silence the ideas Kirk promoted. In remarks first delivered in February, Jennings told an audience that the attempt to kill the conservative activist only amplified his message of faith and freedom.
Jennings spoke at the Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Amelia Island, Florida. He described the shooting as an effort to suppress viewpoints taught on college campuses, including claims that the United States was founded on racism and that capitalism is inherently evil. Kirk, he said, had sought to counter those ideas through his activism.
