"He's a scumbag." and "not worthy of the national attention he's getting"

-Charlie Kirk on George Floyd.

According to a 2024 Wired story, Kirk made the remarks in December 2023 during America Fest, Turning Point's annual conference.

"I have a very, very radical view on this, but I can defend it, and I've thought about it," the story quoted Kirk as saying. "We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s."

In Kirk's view, the story explained, the Civil Rights Act has led to a "permanent DEI-type bureaucracy," referring to diversity, equity and inclusion, that has limited free speech.

The story also quoted Kirk as saying that Martin Luther King Jr. was "awful. He's not a good person. He said one good thing he actually didn't believe."