{"id":262443,"date":"2026-09-11T15:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/donald-trump-jr-blasted-for-charlie-kirk-tribute-you-betrayed-him\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T15:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T15:05:07","slug":"donald-trump-jr-blasted-for-charlie-kirk-tribute-you-betrayed-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/donald-trump-jr-blasted-for-charlie-kirk-tribute-you-betrayed-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Jr. Blasted For Charlie Kirk Tribute: &#8216;You Betrayed Him&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thursday marked one year since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/tyler-robinson-alleged-charlie-kirk-killers-confession-to-be-played-in-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk was shot and killed<\/a> while speaking at a Utah college.<\/p>\n<p>The anniversary saw widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/one-year-after-charlie-kirks-death-his-widow-and-critics-debate-his-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">debate about Kirk\u2019s legacy<\/a> and quite a few tributes from the late pundit\u2019s famous friends.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump Jr. was one such friend \u2014 and his post honoring Kirk has sparked a firestorm of controversy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2294603014-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump Jr. speaks on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 10, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. \" class=\"wp-image-562844 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2294603014-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2294603014-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2294603014-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2294603014-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2294603014-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2294603014-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2294603014-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2294603014-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donald Trump Jr. speaks on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 10, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, Don Jr. marked the anniversary of Kirk\u2019s death by sharing several photos of the two of them on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMiss you so much buddy!!!\u201d he captioned the post.<\/p>\n<p>The photos included one shot of Don Jr. with Kirk, Vice President JD Vance, and Kid Rock at an event. Another showed the president\u2019s eldest son standing alongside Kirk in the snow.<\/p>\n<p>It was a seemingly straightforward tribute to a longtime friend. But the internet had other ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than receiving an outpouring of support, Don Jr. was hit with criticism from some commenters who accused him \u2014 and his father, President Donald Trump \u2014 of failing Kirk and his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTruly disgusting how you guys have betrayed Charlie. Your dad wouldn\u2019t (have) won without Charlie and Tucker (Carlson),\u201d one person replied (via <a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/donald-trump-jr-backlash-charlie-kirk-tribute-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radar Online<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p>The commenter also referenced Trump\u2019s response in the aftermath of Kirk\u2019s assassination, claiming the president quickly shifted the conversation toward his plans for a White House ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>Another critic declared, \u201cThe day Trump lost my support,\u201d before similarly referencing Trump\u2019s comments about the ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou miss him cause he can\u2019t help your dad win the midterms,\u201d a third person wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Someone else was even more blunt, accusing the Trump family of viewing Kirk primarily as a political asset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharlie Kirk was someone to use to get what you all wanted!!!\u201d the commenter alleged.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DdHfxbZqNzw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>That criticism stands in stark contrast to the way Don Jr. spoke about Kirk immediately following his death.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Don Jr. described Kirk as being like a \u201clittle brother\u201d and praised him as one of the most courageous and principled people he had ever known.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was one of the most courageous, principled men I\u2019ve ever known, and he lived every day with purpose,\u201d Don Jr. wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He also described Kirk\u2019s death as an \u201cunimaginable loss\u201d for his family, friends, and the country.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the country, Kirk supporters gathered to honor his legacy on Thursday, with tributes taking place at the university and at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>To his credit,  Don Jr.\u2019s message seems like it was meant as a genuine tribute to someone he considered a close friend.<\/p>\n<p>But given how inauthentic he\u2019s shown himself to be over the years, it\u2019s not surprising that so many have been skeptical.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thg-endcard\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Get the Hollywood Gossip app\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"thg-endcard-title\">Get the app \u2014 celeb news first<\/span><span class=\"thg-endcard-sub\">Push alerts the second a story breaks \u00b7 4.8\u2605 \u00b7 Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thg-endcard-get\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id372387225?pt=367523&amp;ct=web-endcard-cta&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the App<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/donald-trump-jr-blasted-for-charlie-kirk-tribute-you-betrayed-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Thursday marked one year since Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at a Utah college. The anniversary saw widespread debate about Kirk\u2019s legacy and quite a few tributes from the late pundit\u2019s famous friends. 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