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    "title": "Monumental Defacement",
    "modified_at": "2026-09-14 17:32:09",
    "published_at": "2026-09-14 17:32:00",
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    "subtitle": "Vandals Turn Tribute to Charlie Kirk into Weak Attempt of Desecration with Red Paint",
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    "body": "<p>A newly unveiled statue honoring Charlie Kirk was defaced with red paint outside Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix just days after it was presented on the anniversary of his assassination. <strong>Christy Edwards, author of </strong><em><strong>Charlie Kirk, in His Own Words </strong></em>, and close friend of Kirk, offers a profoundly different perspective on the young man behind the statue&mdash;a perspective built not on hatred or destruction, but on years of personal memories, photographs, writings and intimate moments with Charlie.</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span><strong>Charlie Kirk statue defaced with disturbing red paint near his neck</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Paint placement appeared to mock the manner of Kirk&rsquo;s assassination</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Christy Edwards knew Charlie intimately beginning when he was just 22</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Charlie Kirk, in His Own Words preserves personal memories and writings</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Edwards offers a deeply personal counterpoint to those desecrating Charlie&rsquo;s legacy</strong></span></li></ul><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https://specialguests.com/kirk-statue-outside-tpusa-vandalized-red-paint/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE</strong></a></p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW, CALL OR TEXT 512-966-0983 OR EMAIL </strong><a href=\"mailto:BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM\"><strong>BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM</strong></a></p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n    >\n        <a class=\"release-content-image__link\"\n           id=\"image-8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           href=\"https://specialguests.com/guests-topics/\"\n           data-id=\"8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           data-track=\"Story Image View\"\n           data-placement=\"content\"\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n                       style=\"width: 13.89%\"\n        >\n            <img\n                class=\"release-content-image__image\"\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\" \"\n                            >\n        </a>\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"> </figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">260 Union Square NW, Suite #208</p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Hickory, NC 28601 </p><p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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