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| Any attempts of honoring Charlie Kirk will be met with resistance. |
In September, the far right will mark the first anniversary of the passing of white nationalist Charlie Kirk. He was killed on Sept. 10, 2025 by a white man in Utah.
Well he won't have to worry about DEI, Muslims, transgender Americans, progressives, feminists and gun control advocates.
Charlie Kirk stepped up with a fiery plea,
Lost his head in the fight for liberty,
A suit and tie, with a voice so strong,
Leading the charge where the bold belong!
(Chorus)
Oh, Charlie lost his head, oh what a sight,
Spinning with passion from day to night,
No fear to find, just a steadfast tread,
Sing it loud, Charlie Kirk lost his head!
(Verse 2)
Microphone blares, he’s the voice of the fight,
Lost in the battle for what’s wrong or right,
A tale to tell of a spirit so free,
Charlie Kirk’s the spark of audacity!
(Chorus)
Oh, Charlie lost his head, oh what a sight,
Spinning with passion from day to night,
No fear to find, just a steadfast tread,
Sing it loud, Charlie Kirk lost his head!
(Outro)
So raise a glass to Charlie, bold and true,
With a vision clear for me and you,
Head in the clouds, no fear to dread,
The legend lives on—Charlie Kirk lost his head!
The suspect, Tyler Robinson is being held on murder and terrorism charges. He faces the DEATH card if he is convicted.
No one is interested in Kirk. He died with his last words about gun violence...
“Counting or not counting gang violence?”
A sculptor has claimed he has been left nearly $100,000 out of pocket after making a statue of Charlie Kirk that no one wanted to pay for.
Sergio Furnari hoped that the life-size "freedom" statue he intended to unveil in New York City's Times Square would raise "millions" from Kirk's supporters across the US.
Instead, he received a torrent of online ridicule and threats to vandalise and urinate on the memorial to the murdered conservative activist.
Kirk, 31, the divisive Turning Point USA co-founder and close ally of Donald Trump, was shot dead on Sept 10 last year at a debate at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
Although criticised by the Left for his views on race and gender issues, he is revered by many Republicans for his role in galvanising young conservatives.
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| $100,000 to make a terrible depiction of that white nationalist Charlie Kirk. |
Furnari, who moved from Sicily to New York decades ago, sought to replicate the outfit Kirk was wearing on the day he died, with his shirt emblazoned with the word "freedom".
He plans to unveil the 1:1-scale statue of the 6ft 4in activist on the first anniversary of Kirk's killing. Its planned location is the busiest square of New York, one of the US's most liberal and diverse cities.
There was a backlash online after Furnari announced his plans. "Can't wait to deface your statue," one user wrote on social media, while another called it "a new public urinal".
One X user, who described it as a "monstrosity", predicted it would not last longer than 20 minutes undamaged.
There were also supporters of Kirk who were pleased by the statue but questioned the decision to display it in New York.
'Donors will be eternally attached to Kirk
Despite no one commissioning him to make it, Furnari has said he expected to make money from wealthy donors. He claims he spent $100,000 on steel, resin and labour.
His efforts to raise $150,000 online have also failed. As of Monday, only $7,660 (£5,700) had been donated towards the target.
For any contribution, donors will have their name engraved on the monument's platform. "So yes, your name will be eternally attached to Charlie Kirk," the page reads.
The Telegraph is unable to independently verify the true cost of the statue or Furnari's claim that he sold his apartment to pay for it.
Furnari said that he felt motivated to make the statue after seeing the world's divided reaction to Kirk's death.
He told The Telegraph: "What really triggered me was the way he was treated, the way his wife Erika Kirk got treated... it was pure bullying."
'We lost a genius'
Although he said he did not agree with everything Kirk said, Furnari said: "We lost a genius, someone who could have led this country."
Furnari said his hopes to display the statue would not be deterred by threats.
"If people are afraid of a statue in 2026, there has to be something really, really wrong with society. A statue is a statue – you can love it or hate it, but no one has the right to use violence or threats against me," he said, adding: "I am not afraid."
Furnari told The Guardian he made the figure to support Kirk's wife, to "glorify democracy", and to "commemorate a person".
To make matters worse for Furnari, he recently broke his foot working on the statue by falling over in his studio.
The Kirk statue is not the first of a high-profile figure to prompt ridicule.
Last month, a new 85ft statue of Lionel Messi, built in a remote town in Argentina and featuring a large World Cup covering the player's groin, was widely mocked.
The provocative placement of the trophy between the footballing star's legs caused great amusement online.
In 2017, a now-infamous bronze bust of Cristiano Ronaldo went viral on the internet for its lack of resemblance to the Portuguese footballer.
It featured a bizarre grin and misshapen facial features. In the face of endless memes, the artist produced a revised version of the statue in 2018.
In another case of poor likeness, Andy Murray was forced to unveil a life-sized terracotta warrior-style statue of himself in 2011 in Shanghai. It was immediately met with laughter from the crowd and confusion from the tennis player.
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