Business leaders including Bill Ackman, David Sacks, and Jared Kushner, react to Charlie Kirk's death

Business leaders reacted to Charlie Kirk being fatally shot in Utah.BENJAMIN HANSON/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesReactions from business leaders are pouring in after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's death.Jared Kushner, David Sacks, and Bill Ackman have expressed dismay at Kirk's death.Kirk was shot dead at a college event in Utah on September 10.Business titans are reacting to the death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.Kirk, an ally of President Donald Trump and the founder of conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA, was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday."Charlie was the best of America, and the monster who attacked him was attacking our whole country," Trump said in a video statement released by the White House on Wednesday.Trump ordered all American flags to be flown at half mast throughout the country until Sunday evening.Bill AckmanBill Ackman, chief executive officer and portfolio manager at Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during the SALT conference in Las VegasReutersHedge fund manager Bill Ackman made several X posts about Kirk's death."I feel incredibly privileged to have spent a day and shared a meal with @charliekirk11 this summer. He was a giant of a man," he wrote in an X post shortly after midnight on Thursday.David SacksWhite House advisor David Sacks said there is a "compelling argument" for the move because it "can deprive Huawei of basically having this giant market share in China."Kayla Bartkowski via Getty ImagesVenture capitalist David Sacks called Kirk the "best of America.""My friend Charlie Kirk was the best of America. A self-made man, a young husband and father, and a patriot, he was relentlessly positive about the future," Sacks, who is also the White House's AI advisor, wrote in an X post Wednesday evening.Jared KushnerJared Kushner.Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Concordia SummitJared Kushner, a businessman who is married to President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, said Kirk was a "special human being."In a Wednesday evening X post, he said Kirk had greatly aided Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and helped build the MAGA movement."The world lost a powerful force today, way before his time," Kushner wrote.Garry TanGarry Tan is a founder and managing partner at Initialized Capital.Initialized CapitalGarry Tan, the CEO of Y Combinator, responded to news of Kirk's death in an X post on Wednesday evening."No matter what your politics might be, or what you believe about how society should be structured, it is truly a sad day today that someone who spoke their mind would be killed for it," Tan said.Amjad MasadAmjad Masad said he was shocked and saddened by Kirk's death.Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile for Web Summit Qatar via Getty ImagesAmjad Masad, the CEO of the software company Replit, wrote in an X post on Wednesday evening that he was "shocked and saddened by the shooting of Charlie Kirk.""I didn't know him well, but after my podcast with Tucker aired, he reached out through a mutual friend with kind words — a gesture that stayed with me," he wrote.He sent condolences to Kirk's family.Shaun MaguireSeqouia Partner Shaun MaguireBrendan SMIALOWSKI / AFPShaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia Capital, made a series of X posts expressing his shock over Kirk's death. He called Kirk a "personal friend."Maguire first posted about it shortly after the shooting, calling Kirk an "American hero" and a "titan.""We love you Charlie. You were a warrior and a leader. History will be very kind to you down here on Earth. We will take care of your family," he wrote in a later post.At about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, he wrote of Kirk, "We lost a future President."Read the original article on Business Insider

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