Conservative political commentators Megyn Kelly and Glenn Beck recently broke down in tears after learning about right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's death while on air on The Megyn Kelly Show. According to the BBC, Kirk was shot and killed during a public event at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. Charlie Kirk was the founder of Turning Point USA, a right-wing nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on educational campuses.Kelly had been in conversation with Beck, the CEO of Blaze Media, during a live segment of her YouTube show, The Megyn Kelly Show, when she received reports of Kirk's death. Both Kelly and Beck look visibly emotional on hearing the shocking news, with the former tearfully reporting on Kirk's death at the age of 31. On hearing the news, Beck, who is seen wiping his eyes, added:"There's no way he survived that. There's no way he survived that. The only good thing is it had to have happened quickly, right."Elsewhere in the live broadcast, Kelly compared the shooting to US President John F. Kennedy's assassination. According to Entertainment Weekly, the former Fox News host claimed that Kirk suffered a "direct hit" from "some sort of a rifle or shotgun." She also conveyed her condolences for Kirk's wife, Erika, and their children, calling the conservative activist "one of the most important voices" of her lifetime."His children have lost their father. Erika's lost her love. And we have lost one of the most important voices that we've had in my lifetime on the right. One of the most important messengers. Someone sent by God to change minds and hearts on the most important, divisive, difficult issues of our time," she said.Megyn Kelly, who regained her composure as the live show progressed, broke down again after reading Turning Point's official statement confirming Charlie Kirk's death. The political commentator added that she was "really f**king angry" at how and why the shooting occurred. She also credited Charlie Kirk as one of the reasons for President Donald Trump's win in the 2024 presidential election, saying:"One of the reasons why we got Trump is Charlie Kirk. We all play our part in some small way, but there is no denying the effect Charlie Kirk had on this election."President Donald J. Trump with Charlie Kirk during a panel discussion at the Generation Next Summit in 2018 (Image via Getty Images)Megyn Kelly called for Charlie Kirk's shooter to be punished "to the fullest extent possible"On September 10, 2025, Megyn Kelly took to her website to eulogize Charlie Kirk and reflected on his life and legacy following his fatal shooting. The former Fox News host began her tribute with a poignant message about life being unexpected. She then highlighted the things that Kirk loved, which included debating, speaking at campuses, his Turning Point events, his show, his family, and God."He loved getting out there on the road and going to college campuses. He loved debating with people. He loved coming on our show and doing his show. He loved doing the Turning Point events, which are so special and so influential and so important. But he loved his family more than anything. He loved God," she wrote.People hold a candlelight vigil for Charlie Kirk (Image via Getty Images)In her eulogy, Kelly urged people to "move forward with priorities" in their lives while keeping "love front and center" and spending more time with family and loved ones. Additionally, she asked that people not live in fear, as that was not what Charlie Kirk would have wanted. While admitting that Kirk's loss might be personal for people, she added that it was not the time to respond with violence. However, she called for full accountability for the shooter, adding that they should be punished "to the fullest extent possible under the law," writing:"But the perpetrator should be held to account to the fullest extent possible under the law, and we must take an honest look at what motivated him (assuming it was a ‘him’)."She continued:"In any event, we need to catch the person, and we need to find the motivation. We need to punish the person, and we need to punish the people who created the motivation and the circumstances that led this person to think they could walk into an arena and take the innocent life of a good and decent man. I have faith in the law enforcement to find out."Meanwhile, President Donald Trump described Charlie Kirk as "The Great, and even Legendary" in his Truth Social post announcing the conservative activist's death. FSMN @faststocknewssLINKTrump: The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!Additionally, the president blamed the "radical left" for Kirk's death in a recent Oval Office address, adding that the left's alleged comparison of right-wing commentators like Kirk to Nazis was "directly responsible for the terrorism" in the United States.According to The Guardian, the shooter has yet to be apprehended, with the Utah Department of Public Safety adding that there is a "manhunt for the shooter."