Charlie Kirk said extremely derogatory and offensive things about Michelle Obama. He claimed that Michelle Obama, along with other Black women leaders like Joy Reid and Sheila Jackson Lee, did not have the "brain processing power" to be taken seriously without affirmative action, implying they had to "steal a white person's slot." These comments were part of his broader criticism and hatred against affirmative action and diversity efforts. His remarks about these prominent Black women were widely condemned as racist and hateful.
Additionally, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama expressed condolences for Kirk's family after his death but also emphasized that such violence has no place in democracy, without endorsing any of Kirk's statements.
