{"id":37818,"date":"2025-09-11T20:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37818"},"modified":"2025-09-11T20:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:13:17","slug":"were-losing-our-humanity-faze-banks-pens-emotional-note-after-charlie-kirks-death-at-31-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37818","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We\u2019re losing our humanity&#8221;: FaZe Banks pens emotional note after Charlie Kirk\u2019s death at 31 &#8211; News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"idlastshow\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.soapcentral.com\/editor\/2025\/09\/a38a7-17575601197731.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"FaZe Banks speaks out on Charlie Kirk\" \/><\/p>\n<p>FaZe Banks speaks out on Charlie Kirk\u2019s death. (Image via Getty)<\/p>\n<p>FaZe Banks took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his feelings after Charlie Kirk\u2019s death at 31. Kirk was shot on September 10 at a university in Utah. Remembering him, Banks\u00a0wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis doesn\u2019t feel real. None of this feels real. We\u2019re losing our humanity. Horrified to see people farm this\/ cheer for this. You have no idea what kind of culture you\u2019re helping perpetuate. Circus elephants, all of you, dancing for peanuts. Rest in Peace Charlie Kirk \ud83e\udd0d\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The news of Kirk being shot was first shared by Donald Trump on Truth Social, where he asked everyone to pray for him. Following the news, FaZe Banks wrote on his Instagram story:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe what my eyes just witnessed. I\u2019m absolutely horrified. If this man survives this it\u2019ll be an actual miracle from God.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>FaZe Banks further added:<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t feel real. This country is in really bad shape. Enough is enough. What the fuck are we all doing? \ud83d\ude4f\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83e\ude79\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Donald Trump confirmed Kirk\u2019s death a few hours after announcing he had been shot. Trump also ordered all U.S. flags to be flown at half-mast until Sunday evening in honor of Kirk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Political figures remember Charlie Kirk following his death<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie\u2019s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.<\/p>\n<p>Remembering Kirk, Barack Obama\u00a0wrote\u00a0on X:<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-13\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe don\u2019t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie\u2019s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr,\u00a0tweeted\u00a0on X:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOnce again, a bullet has silenced the most eloquent truth teller of an era. My dear friend Charlie Kirk was our country\u2019s relentless and courageous crusader for free speech. We pray for Erika and the children. Charlie is already in paradise with the angels. We ask his prayers for our country.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>American businessman and Donald Trump\u2019s son, Eric Trump,\u00a0posted\u00a0on X:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cKirk was an incredible patriot \u2014 brave, tough as hell, and a dear friend to our entire family. In his honor, all @Trump properties will fly their flags at half-staff. We will always celebrate his life, strive to make him proud, and pray that God watches over Erika and their precious kids.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Also Read:\u00a0How is Charlie Kirk being honored after fatal shooting at Utah Valley University? Conservative influencer remembered by Trump, JD Vance, and more<\/p>\n<p>Kirk was married to Erika Lane Frantzve at the time of his death. The couple tied the knot in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Tanisha Aggarwal<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-14\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 7 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FaZe Banks speaks out on Charlie Kirk\u2019s death. (Image via Getty) FaZe Banks took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his feelings after Charlie Kirk\u2019s death at 31. 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