MSNBC's Brandy Zadrozny: In Death, Charlie Kirk Became the Main Character in a Conspiracy Theory

As Twitchy reported Tuesday, MSNBC's Brandy Zadrozny assured the panel that the idea that people were cheering for the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on the internet was "exactly the opposite" of reality. Maybe her internet provider is down, because there's a mountain of evidence that says otherwise. Even her colleagues over at NBC News reported last week that teachers were losing their jobs for "sharing opinions" about the gunning down of the 31-year-old father of two.

Zadrozny wasn't done, though. She published a piece on MSNBC's website arguing that in death, conspiracy theorist Kirk "became the main character in the ultimate one, spun by the White House." She then presumes to know how Kirk would feel.

Charlie Kirk trafficked in conspiracy theories.

In death, he became the main character in the ultimate one, spun by the White House.

It’s a tactic I imagine Kirk would have approved of. https://t.co/tK8LsDwW3X
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) September 16, 2025

Zadrozny writes:

The framing of Kirk’s death, as staged or part of a larger plot, may not hold. But a more insidious narrative — one less easily debunked or written over with facts learned during a criminal case against [Tyler] Robinson — is already being amplified by the Trump administration. Fueled by raw emotion and few facts, this frame is shaping into something likely to be more durable and destructive.
On a special episode of The Charlie Kirk Podcast, broadcast Monday from a wood-paneled office in the White House complex, the administration’s most senior officials joined guest host Vice President JD Vance to eulogize Kirk. Flanked by American and vice presidential flags, deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller sipped tea and pointed to a shadowy alliance of progressive organizations, funders and activists who, he claimed, are ultimately responsible for Kirk’s killing. He cited this narrative as justification to unleash the power of the federal government upon its contrived threats so that, as Vance said, something like Kirk’s assassination would never happen again.