Hours before he was killed, Charlie Kirk spoke to Utah’s restaurant leaders. Here’s what he told them.

Kirk addressed a crowd of restaurant leaders in Salt Lake City with a message they said feels prophetic just hours before he was killed.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) A portrait of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is seen at a vigil in Orem on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

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