{"id":5584,"date":"2025-09-11T22:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T22:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=5584"},"modified":"2025-09-11T22:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T22:43:59","slug":"charlie-kirks-biggest-rival-has-raw-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=5584","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk\u2019s biggest rival has raw reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Dean Withers, a 21-year-old political commentator and livestreamer,<\/p>\n

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    has gone viral for his emotional response to the assassination of conservative figure Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n

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    Withers, known for debating right-wing influencers on TikTok and YouTube,<\/p>\n

    tearfully addressed his 4.3 million followers in a livestream following Kirk\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

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    Despite their political differences, his reaction emphasized empathy and respect during a moment of national grief.<\/p>\n

    Withers, who was raised in a conservative household in Grand Junction, Colorado,<\/p>\n

    gained prominence in 2023 after shifting ideologically and advocating for progressive causes.<\/p>\n

    His viral content, such as \u201cCan 1 Woke Teen Survive 20 Trump Supporters?\u201d garnered millions<\/p>\n

    of views and helped establish him as a sharp and articulate presence in online political discourse.<\/p>\n

    In a heartfelt TikTok video posted after the September 10 assassination,<\/p>\n

    Withers told his audience, \u201cI just cried in front of 250,000 people.\u201d<\/p>\n

    He condemned the violence that ended Kirk\u2019s life, calling it \u201cdisgusting\u201d and \u201cabhorrent,\u201d<\/p>\n

    regardless of political beliefs. His message resonated widely and drew praise from across the political spectrum.<\/p>\n

    Charlie Kirk was assassinated during a \u201cprove me wrong\u201d debate event at Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n

    A single shot, allegedly fired from a rooftop by a person in dark clothing, struck him fatally in the neck.<\/p>\n

    Kirk was rushed to the hospital but later died. The FBI is still searching for the shooter; two suspects were detained but later released.<\/p>\n

    Kirk, well-known for his pro-Trump views and traditional conservative stance, often faced intense opposition on college campuses. At UVU, over 7,000 students had signed a petition against his appearance, yet he continued to advocate for dialogue and debate.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Dean Withers, a 21-year-old political commentator and livestreamer, has gone viral for his emotional response to the assassination of conservative figure Charlie Kirk. Withers, known for debating right-wing influencers on TikTok and YouTube, tearfully...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5585,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5584\/revisions\/5585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}