In a stirring appearance on Fox News Channel’s *Gutfeld*, beloved co-host Kat Timpf returned to the airwaves despite recently giving birth and battling breast cancer, delivering a heartfelt reflection on the senseless assassination of Turning Point USA founder and staunch Trump ally Charlie Kirk.
Timpf, who revealed earlier this year that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer just hours before giving birth, has been gradually stepping back into her role on *Gutfeld* while juggling the demands of motherhood and anti-cancer treatment. Her first full appearance since then came in the wake of Kirk’s horrific killing — an event that left her, like so many conservatives, outraged and grieving.
“I can’t believe we’re talking about this. I didn’t say anything yesterday because I was honestly too angry,” Timpf admitted. “Everything I tried to draft had like 11 F-words in it. And I love an F-word, but I still took that as a sign that maybe I was too angry to add anything productive to the conversation.”
Even in the face of such grief, Timpf noted that many were condemning the murder despite political disagreements with Kirk. “I’m still angry, I’m sick, I’m horrified. And something a lot of people have said is that they may have disagreed with Charlie on some issues, but they’re still condemning his assassination. And I can’t tell you why other people are feeling the need to say that, maybe to kind of say just because we disagree doesn’t mean he should be assassinated. Duh. I’d like to say it too, as a compliment to Charlie and the person that he was.”
Timpf went on to highlight Kirk’s remarkable character, emphasizing the respect he showed toward differing opinions. “Everyone here knew Charlie, and despite having those areas of disagreement, he respected me as a person. He respected me so much that he even invited me to speak at several of his events, because, as he said in a message to me, ‘competing voices and ideas need to have a platform.’”
She added, “He believed that a difference of opinion did not mean you should throw the whole person away. That’s one area where we did agree. I have always been passionate about the idea that disagreement on political issues does not make someone less human, and how dangerous it is to view people with whom we disagree as somehow inferior. Charlie lived that principle.”
Reflecting on the impact of Kirk’s murder on his family, Timpf’s voice grew heavy. “I knew Charlie as a human. My husband and I have met his wife. I cannot stop thinking about her. I cannot stop thinking about those kids. I just had a kid. I cannot imagine losing my husband, my child’s father. I can’t imagine raising my children without him, and she now has to go through life without him. Those kids have to grow up without their father.”
Timpf also denounced the broader culture of political hatred that enabled such a tragedy. “And honestly, for what? Who wins here? Even if the idea was to silence his ideas, that didn’t work — it only amplifies his ideas further. The evil that killed him, and the mindset that teaches people that opposing political views make someone less than human… I’ve had enough of this. It has been so bad for our society even before this, and it’s going to keep getting worse if we don’t push back.”
In returning to the air despite personal challenges, Timpf delivered a powerful reminder of Charlie Kirk’s character, the importance of civil discourse, and the need to confront the radical left’s culture of hate. Her words were both a tribute to Kirk and a call to conservatives to defend decency, respect, and the humanity of those with whom we disagree — principles that Kirk embodied throughout his life.
