Charlie Kirk Responds to Journalism Professor Who Physically Removed Conservative Student Group Signs from Campus

Professor Removes Conservative Student Group Signs

During a question and answer session, a student approached Charlie Kirk with a troubling incident involving a journalism professor at their school. The professor had physically taken down signs posted by their Turning Point USA chapter that read "Big Government Sucks." Rather than reaching out to any board members or actual members of the student organization, the professor confiscated their property and displayed it in his journalism class, where he proceeded to tell students that the conservative group's message was wrong and bad.

The student confirmed that when they brought this incident up in a chapter meeting, nobody from their organization had ever been contacted by the professor. Kirk's immediate response focused on the fact that the professor had physically removed their property, characterizing this as a sign of profound intellectual weakness.

The Growing Trend of Campus Intolerance

Kirk framed the incident within a larger pattern of behavior he has observed across college campuses. He emphasized that Turning Point USA encounters these situations regularly and maintains the Professor Watch List to document such cases. According to Kirk, the list includes numerous troubling examples of faculty behavior targeting conservative students and viewpoints.

Kirk cited several specific examples from the Professor Watch List, including:

• Professors calling for the public execution of GOP congressmen
• Professors describing Donald Trump as a fascist Nazi
• Professors calling for Donald Trump to be killed in the streets
• Professors physically assaulting students due to political disagreements
• Students tearing down displays from pro-life groups and Turning Point USA chapters

Conservative Students Under Attack

Kirk characterized the situation as one where conservative students face attacks on college campuses both ideologically and sometimes physically. He expressed his organization's willingness to fight back against such incidents, stating "enough is enough." He offered to partner with the student's chapter and provide specific advice for handling their situation with the journalism professor.

The Irony of Academic Intolerance

Kirk concluded his response by pointing out what he sees as a fundamental contradiction in the behavior of some academics. He expressed disbelief that individuals who present themselves as smart and wise prove unable to coexist with a conservative student group on campus. The fact that a professor would feel compelled to physically remove signs rather than engage in dialogue or simply ignore them struck Kirk as evidence of how threatened some faculty members are by conservative presence on campus.

The exchange highlighted ongoing tensions between conservative student organizations and certain faculty members at colleges and universities, with Kirk positioning Turning Point USA as ready to support chapters facing similar challenges to their First Amendment rights and freedom of expression on campus.