Conservative activist Scott Presler responded forcefully following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, urging Republicans, Christians, and others to engage directly in the political process rather than remain on the sidelines.

“Don’t you get it?” Presler wrote on his social media accounts Wednesday after news of Kirk’s death. “They want us dead.”

Presler, who has built a national reputation for his voter registration efforts under the nickname “The Persistence,” said the moment should not only be one of grief but of renewed political action.

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In a TruthSocial post, he argued that conservatives often fail to match the left’s intensity.

“The left works 24/7 to destroy us & we can’t even get conservatives to participate in elections,” Presler wrote.

“We are watching the decline of our country & — despite being keenly aware — millions are sitting on the sidelines.”

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He called on Christians, pointing out that Kirk himself was one, to reject political apathy.

Presler said faith communities cannot ignore civic responsibility, especially when conservative leaders are being targeted.

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Kirk was fatally shot in front of thousands of students at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

The assassination sent shockwaves throughout conservative circles nationwide.

Presler, who had long admired Kirk, joined others in mourning but also sought to turn the tragedy into momentum for greater political participation.

In addition to urging voter registration drives, Presler has begun exposing individuals who celebrated Kirk’s death online.

On his X account, Presler highlighted a post made a day before the assassination in which a user wrote, “Kirk is coming to my college tomorrow and I hope someone evaporates him literally.”

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That post followed an earlier message from the same account that read, “Lets just say that something big will happen tomorrow.”

 

Presler also drew attention to remarks from Marcia Metcalfe, the NAACP chair in Meadville, Pennsylvania, who reacted positively to Kirk’s assassination.

Among others Presler criticized was Chris Condon, a public school technology teacher in Meadville. Condon suggested on social media that Kirk’s words and actions contributed to his own death.

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“The entire atmosphere has been stoked by conservative media and vastly amplified by MAGA bulls**t [he spelled it out for his followers]. They will reap what they sow,” Condon wrote.

Presler encouraged parents with students at Meadville Area Senior High School to “peacefully let the school know how you feel about this teacher.”

Presler also shared posts from a librarian in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, who responded to the news with the phrase “Literally slay,” and from a Democrat Party headquarters in Connecticut that wrote, “Charlie Kirk got exactly what he deserved.”

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Dozens of similar posts, Presler noted, were being circulated online.

His social media accounts compiled examples of individuals mocking or condoning the attack, underscoring his argument that conservatives are under sustained hostility.

Looking ahead, Presler also called for policy action.

He urged Senate Republicans to consider ending the filibuster to expedite confirmation of President Trump’s nominees.

“They literally ARE killing us,” Presler wrote.

“What have we got to lose?”

For Presler, the assassination of Kirk has reinforced his central message: the need for conservatives to register, vote, and actively participate in the political process.

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