{"id":2143072,"date":"2026-09-13T21:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T18:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2143072"},"modified":"2026-09-13T21:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T18:18:47","slug":"charlie-kirk-statue-vandalized-outside-turning-point-usa-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2143072","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk Statue Vandalized Outside Turning Point USA Headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/08\/16by9\/2026\/09\/13\/08ae2c96cbfe4cb796e5cca2878cc2cf_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Charlie Kirk Statue Vandalized Outside Turning Point USA Headquarters<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Charlie Kirk<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Vandals Deface TPUSA Statue With Red Paint &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Investigation Underway<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-13T14:18:47-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 13, 2026<br \/>\n                            2:18 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-1e5d5da352f3c696dbb9c7e1e9839ae9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260913_08ae2c96cbfe4cb796e5cca2878cc2cf\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a6666511-d0af-4d61-8d3c-c1de67cb71ee\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/08\/4by3\/2026\/09\/13\/08ae2c96cbfe4cb796e5cca2878cc2cf_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-charlie-kirk-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1047be87c4e6c0b43b37fb71bf6e2dff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/charlie-kirk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Charlie Kirk<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s statue outside Turning Point USA&#8217;s headquarters was defaced overnight &#8230; and his widow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/erika-kirk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Erika Kirk<\/strong><\/a> is firing back, vowing the vandalism won&#8217;t erase his legacy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c7f47062755190468d28fb42601d0a86\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Photos shared Sunday by TPUSA show red spray paint smeared across the statue&#8217;s face and neck &#8230; with a frowning face painted on the front of the figure.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4c90c8b00c09ce021a2c6a1415765c80\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-4c90c8b00c09ce021a2c6a1415765c80-652248504-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f7c3907fcb34741abd5d2300e8060a80\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>TPUSA says it&#8217;s reviewing surveillance footage and working with law enforcement to identify whoever did it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2c25e9d2dcfe61a5de3bde8333c0310e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;We will restore the statue and replace the signs,&#8221; the organization wrote on X &#8230; calling the vandalism &#8220;diabolical&#8221; and adding, &#8220;evil never sleeps.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-49c0dd736811d54d219d6ac188643a1e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A nearby memorial sign was also hit &#8212; with the name Jesus crossed out in red.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8eb026f975f8dc57c5b64adf5687f207\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260913_ec4768c0e47247b0bc7b208ba01614f1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a6666511-d0af-4d61-8d3c-c1de67cb71ee\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ec\/4by3\/2026\/09\/13\/ec4768c0e47247b0bc7b208ba01614f1_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-erika-kirk-x-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a35f0af5953ab9dcb232ee3075c51027\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Erika weighed in herself &#8230; quoting TPUSA&#8217;s post and saying Charlie always believed in building more when others tried to tear things down.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7cf911c87d4d905a3a68ec56d2be53e8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She wrote &#8230; &#8220;They thought a bullet would silence my husband&#8217;s voice but it only made it louder,&#8221; adding the spray paint would only spread his legacy further.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-859c25964dbcf29e65eedd0195bd58ef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-e92d55da-db99-485c-975a-60b3e9316962\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/05\/29\/erika-kirk-and-charlie-kirk-together\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:e92d55da-db99-485c-975a-60b3e9316962\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a6666511-d0af-4d61-8d3c-c1de67cb71ee\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/84\/4by3\/2026\/05\/29\/8490d3cdbc47493a8637bc95b6efa964_md.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk and Charlie Kirk Together\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Erika and Charlie Kirk Together<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty\/Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1cac732e58c5757811ffd1b098045fa0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Erika also addressed the vandalized religious sign, saying crossing out the name of Jesus won&#8217;t silence Christians.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6404beb0a62f9b547bd3c54426b3e287\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She added &#8230; &#8220;We&#8217;ll put His name right back where it belongs, clean up the mess, restore Charlie&#8217;s statue, and keep building.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-15d2ccfee457d79f3cfaa8d06011f5b2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-70b3d351-3afa-4b31-b051-e66e927fc663-1895338538-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ has reported &#8230; Kirk was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/10\/charlie-kirk-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>fatally shot<\/strong><\/a> last year, and his death has since sparked memorials and tributes from supporters around the country.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ad6074e69e0c474d01aa0b1a0d45cdb0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The vandals may have left their mark &#8230; but Erika says it won&#8217;t last<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" 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