Posted on 09/12/2025 8:05:00 PM PDT by conservative98
Daily Wire hosts Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh stood firm in their defense of free speech and conservative values after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, even as some unhinged leftists called for more political commentators to be targeted.
Shapiro and Walsh dedicated their shows on Thursday to honoring the legacy of Kirk, who was killed while speaking to students at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. During their shows, both Shapiro and Walsh also told their followers that despite concerns of more violence against conservatives, they would never back down and continue to stand “up for what America is and what she should be.”
“I saw a lot of rumors online today that I’m going to cancel some sort of college tour. That’s bullshit. I saw those rumors. They are false. I will be coming to college campuses, many of them this year,” Shapiro said. “So will we all, I am sure, because we are Americans. And we’re not going to be deterred.”
“Charlie’s voice is not silent. We’re going to pick up that blood-stained microphone where Charlie left it,” Shapiro added. “And to those who would intimidate, who would seek to stop us, who would seek to end free discussion, who believe that they have ownership over public spaces and can violently threaten and kill people who speak freely, we are not going to stop. And I have two words: #### you.”
“We will not stop telling the truth. We will never stop telling the truth,” the Daily Wire editor emeritus continued. “We will never stop debating and discussing. We will never stop standing up for what America is and for what she should be. And we will never let Charlie Kirk’s voice die.”
Walsh also remained undeterred from speaking the truth after Kirk’s assassination, adding that the “evil gloating” of Kirk’s enemies following his killing “are accolades in their own right.”
“May we all be so successful and productive that our enemies celebrate when we die,” he said. “May we all be so devastating to the leftist project that they long for our demise. May we all fight so hard and so effectively that they have no choice but to try to kill us. May our lives be a problem for these people, and our deaths a relief.”
“Let them dance on my grave as they did on Charlie’s, then I will know that I did my duty,” Walsh continued, saying that even through Kirk’s smile and respectful debate, he was a “devastating fighter.”
“And his opponents are overjoyed because they think that they’ve gotten rid of him, but they’re wrong. They have gravely misjudged the situation. The only thing more powerful than a living fighter is a martyred one,” he said.
“I want to be very clear that we will not back down after this. We will not shrink away or go into hiding. We will not fall silent. We will not walk in fear. We will stand taller and prouder than we ever have, and be louder and bolder than we’ve ever been, and fight harder than we’ve ever fought.”
Think of it like jockeying for position when there is a sudden huge void.
Shapiro crowing he will pick up the blood stained microphone while thumping his chest.
Meanwhile, widow trying to hold it together while trying to figure out best way to fill the void . Blood stained mic is hers not Shapiro. Stand aside. Stay in your lane. Let the widow fill the void if she can
this is like George Noory trying to replace Art Bell
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That’s for sure. Noory is worthless and I can’t stand him.
Eff'em ... that's exactly what it is. Freedom isn't free. Charlie Kirk gave the last full measure. May millions of Charlie Kirks rise up in his place.
There very well be a young person whom Charlie has been mentoring that will come forward, but honestly each of the TPUSA campus teams can and should step up to run them as they have been doing. Someone or maybe a team within the admin group will help with coordination but it will take time.
The slogan is now “we are Charlie now”. Just as Jesus left the disciples in charge and from them Paul came along and become the voice, so too will God raise up to carry the message another one with the servant’s heart and soul .
Indeed yes. Ben isn’t taking over for Charlie (unless he is asked to). He has also been going to colleges for years. He is saying he will do it again (I think he stopped for a while). There are others as well.
Twitter ripping shapiro. Michael savage saying Charlie not even buried yet and Shapiro trying to cash in . One guy said Shapiros religion believes Jesus is boiling in his excrement so he can’t take over.
Don’t bother.
Its ok Ben, sit down
And you believe everything you read? Good grief! After everything that has been said about Charlie?
Shapiro is a devout Jew who works closely and respectfully with Christians at The Daily Wire.
Whatever. Believe what you want. You will anyway.
Stop drinking and go to bed, Honey.
“Who’s gonna fill the vacuum? Like Rush that person isn’t out there.”
Not sure. But it definitely ain’t Shapiro!
There’s no Charlie clone for sure.
“That sounds exactly like what he is trying to do. Shove them out of the way and take over”
It really does. The gall! The TP machine is very large, and very tight, so I don’t think they’d allow that to happen.
You mean about Jesus boiling in his own excrement? From the Talmud. I am not making that up. Scholars disagree on the topic but there is reference in the Talmud.
Ben is too arrogant. Not a good fit. Need someone more charimatic and Jesus based not a man who denies the Messiah.
Ben will sink TPUSA of bible based youth.
I don’t think this is a matter of Shapiro taking over the organization .
I think this is more about trying to cash in and fill the void . In essence becoming the big dog of the bloodied microphone.
Michael savage is disgusted by it .
,,, get their names.
Chris Plante. Nearly always. No question.
Take a listen to Chris Plante. He'll make your morning.
Well, I hate to say it but Ben Shapiro’s no Charlie Kirk. I still wish him the best of luck filling those shoes though. Charlie Kirk in my opinion, was the sharpest knife in the drawer since Rush Limbaugh.
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