Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
One of Donald Trump's leading supporters -- the right-wing activist, Charlie Kirk -- has been shot dead. He was taking part in an outdoor debate at a university in Utah when he was hit by a single bullet. Video footage showed him slump in his seat on a stage in front of a large crowd at Utah Valley University in Orem. President Trump described him as legendary. He has ordered flags to be flown at half mast until Sunday. Also: Life on Mars? 'Leopard-spot' rocks could be biggest clue yet, and are you a hugger?
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:06.1 | I'm Julia McFarlane and in the early hours of Thursday the 11th of September, these are our main stories. |
| 0:12.9 | The well-known conservative firebrand and close ally of President Trump, Charlie Kirk, |
| 0:18.0 | has been shot dead at a university event in Utah. |
| 0:22.1 | Poland's prime minister says his country is at its closest to conflict since the Second World |
| 0:27.0 | War, accusing Russia of sending drones to violate Polish airspace. |
| 0:31.9 | The Israeli military has launched more air strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. |
| 0:35.9 | Their health ministry says more than 30 people |
| 0:38.0 | have been killed. Also in this podcast, could there once have been life on Mars? NASA's latest find |
| 0:46.9 | could be our biggest clue yet. A chemical reaction that took place billions of years ago in these rocks |
| 0:53.3 | shortly after they were formed. |
| 0:55.6 | And so I think that's why we're excited because it gives us something to chase. |
| 1:04.6 | We begin in the US state of Utah. One of Donald Trump's leading supporters, the right-wing |
| 1:10.8 | activist Charlie Kirk, |
| 1:12.4 | has been shot dead. He was taking part in an outdoor debate at lunchtime on Wednesday at Utah Valley |
| 1:18.4 | University in Orem when he was hit by a single bullet. Video footage showed Mr. Kirk slump in his |
| 1:24.9 | seat on a stage in front of a large crowd. |
| 1:28.2 | This woman described what she saw. |
| 1:30.3 | We heard a noise that sounded like a firecracker, |
| 1:32.9 | and then immediately I saw a bunch of blood flowing out of the left side of what appeared |
| 1:38.4 | to be his neck, and then partly went limp. |
| 1:41.6 | President Trump described Charlie Kirk as legendary. He said no one better |
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