Kirk's non-profit raked in huge money. $80,000,000 annual? His salary was around $350,000. Look it up on Charity Navigator.
He was another Sean Hannity, continually stirring the pot to keep his machine going. His next stop was going to be Minnesota just in time to soak up the remaining publicity about the Catholic school shooting.
These people like Kirk, Hannity, Ben Shapiro, etc stay(ed) lucrative by hitting the emotional hot buttons. When their highest priority is money and ratings, not values and our welfare, do we need to remind ourselves what kind of people they really are? They are personalities, with twisted goals.
The racists and homophobes see Kirk's death as a national tragedy for their reasons. Sadly, the corporate media is playing their tune. And characters like Alex Jones and Ben Shapiro are knashing their teeth and screaming the loudest about it. But that's still all about ratings and money. $80,000,000 is a big chunk. Someone needs to step in and grab those cash donations now that Charlie is tits up.