Charlie Kirk exploits racial divide to reach Gen Z

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Published November 17, 2021 12:35 PM

By THOMAS BEAUMONT
Associated Press

MANKATO, Minnesota (AP) — Right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk has built a well-funded and growing organization aimed at reaching the next generation of conservatives. Now he’s on a tour of college towns, attacking critical race theory in terms that are confrontational and, some say, dangerous. Yet he’s drawing large crowds and legions of online fans as he also develops a curriculum for parents who home-school their children. Kirk’s tour, his new on-line hub and popular radio show and podcast are among the ways those in Donald Trump’s orbit continue to carry the former president’s message, often attracting little mainstream attention, but reaching millions and raking in donors.

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