Charlie Kirk's 6 Most Controversial Quotes on Gun Rights, Islam, Abortion and More

Charlie Kirk sparked controversy with his views on guns, transgender issues, abortion, and race. Following his death in Utah, his most provocative statements highlight his polarizing influence on American politics and culture.

Charlie Kirk was an eloquent and provocative right-wing commentator who often tackled the most divisive social issues in the United States. After he was shot dead in Utah on Wednesday, here is a selection of his quotes from recent years.

1. The price of gun rights

"I think it's worth it. I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal, it is rational."

2. Transgender

"The one issue I think that is so against our senses, so against the natural law, and dare I say, a throbbing middle finger to God, is the transgender thing happening in America right now."

3. Kamala Harris

"She ran San Francisco, poorly, and she was chosen as a VP because she was a Black woman."

4. Islam

"Are you comfortable with both London and New York having Muslim mayors? I'm sorry. I think we should have a little bit of caution with that. That doesn't feel right."

5. Black fathers

"You don't have to be rich to stay with the person you impregnate... It is acceptable for a man to stay an infant and impregnate a woman and abandon that woman -- that's a cultural problem in the Black community."

6. Abortion

"That's awfully graphic... but the answer is yes, the baby would be delivered" -- when asked how he would respond if his own child was raped and became pregnant.

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