ALP, the nicotine pouch company founded by Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson, has pledged $1 million to the family of Charlie Kirk following his assassination.
The company also launched a GiveSendGo fundraising site in Kirk’s memory, according to information obtained by the Caller.
Kirk was assassinated Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University.
A university spokesperson said a single gunshot struck him as he addressed students, coming from a building about 200 yards away.
Video from the scene showed security rushing Kirk away as the crowd was ushered to safety.
He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
Sources close to Kirk’s team told the Caller that he later succumbed to his injuries.
Kirk is survived by his wife, Erika, and their two young children.
Carlson and Daily Caller publisher Neil Patel released a joint statement on the incident.
“We met Charlie Kirk when he was 18, through our friend Foster Friess, and have known him well since. He was an amazing person. It’s hard to find the right words in a moment like this or to understand exactly what’s happened,” the statement read.
The statement continued, “But in the meantime we want to do everything we can for Charlie’s widow Erika and their two small children. We’ve set up a GiveSendGo page on their behalf and are seeding it with $1 million from Alp Pouch.”
“The link is below. Every dollar will go to Charlie’s family.”
Plans were underway to bring Kirk’s casket back to Phoenix on Thursday at the time.
A source familiar with the arrangements told the Caller that the casket would be flown aboard Air Force Two.
Vice President JD Vance, the second lady, Kirk’s family and close friends were expected to accompany the casket on the flight.
Vance had been scheduled to attend the September 11 memorial at Ground Zero but instead traveled to Salt Lake City to meet with Kirk’s family and friends, according to the source.
The FBI is leading the investigation into the assassination. At the time of publication, the bureau had not apprehended the suspected gunman.
The FBI’s Salt Lake City field office released images of a person of interest and asked for public assistance in locating the individual, Resist the Mainstream reported.
Kirk’s death marks a high-profile political assassination that has drawn national attention.
Carlson launched ALP following a confrontation with competitor Zyn over comments made during a podcast appearance.
The catalyst for this venture stems from what Carlson described as an overzealous legal response to his humorous remarks about Zyn on comedian Theo Von’s podcast.
Carlson claims he received a stern letter from Zyn’s general counsel demanding a retraction of his joke about the product’s supposed physical enhancement properties.
“About three weeks later, we get this letter from the General Counsel of the Zyn Corporation, with like pronouns at the bottom of the page,” Carlson told the launch party attendees, as outlined by the Daily Caller.
The statement basically read, per Carlson, “‘It’s come to our attention here at Zyn World Headquarters you made a non-substantiated whole thing about our product, and you should know that there is no medical science supporting the untrue misinformation that it’s an erectile dysfunction treatment.’”
This prompted Carlson to immediately think: “You know, I hate you. I hate you so much.”
