Dave Portnoy reacts to Charlie Kirk being shot at Utah college event
UPDATE: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk died after being shot at Utah event
Barstools Sports founder Dave Portnoy has expressed his concern for Charlie Kirk after the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA was shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college.
"Absolutely disgusting and disturbing video from Charlie Kirk shooting today," Portnoy wrote on Facebook . "Hoping for the best for him and his family. Anybody who is happy about this is a disgusting human."
Other notable celebrities who also shared their concern for Kirk were author Stephen King , actor Chris Pratt and influencer Bryce Hall . Reactions to the incident also poured in from politicians on both sides of the aisle.
"Say a prayer for Charlie Kirk, a genuinely good guy and a young father," Vice President JD Vance wrote on X .
Meanwhile, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, called the incident "disgusting, vile, and reprehensible."
"In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form," Newsom wrote on X .
Kirk was attending an event at Utah Valley University when he was shot. Videos posted to social media appeared to show Kirk being struck while speaking. His condition was not immediately known.
"We are confirming that he was shot and we are praying for Charlie," said Aubrey Laitsch, public relations manager for Turning Point USA.
The shooting comes amid a spike in political violence in the United States across all parts of the ideological spectrum.
The attacks include the assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband at their house in June, the firebombing of a Colorado parade to demand Hamas release hostages, and a fire set at the house of Pennsylvania's governor, who is Jewish, in April.
The most notorious of these events is the shooting of President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year.
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