Charlie Kirk Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Charlie Kirk, the MAGA activist who built a small conservative student group into America First - one of the most influential forces in Republican politics - died Wednesday in Utah County, Utah, on the campus of Utah Valley University. He was 31.