Last person to interview Kirk says ‘you could hear a pin drop’ when crowd was informed of attack
The last person to interview Charlie Kirk on the morning of Sept. 10, before he was assassinated at Utah Valley University, told “FOX & Friends” that “you could hear a pin drop” when the audience was informed he was shot.
Andrew Smith, the managing partner of the Savory Fund, said Friday that he interviewed Kirk at the “Restaurantology” summit in Salt Lake City “very close” to the time he was struck by a bullet about 40 minutes away in Orem, Utah.
“We went out and told them, there [were] gasps in the audience, you could hear a pin drop. It was very, very quiet,” Smith recalled. “But it was sobering too because you’re like, ‘he was just here’… he was so light-hearted and fun, unifying. It just felt so good in that auditorium. The energy was great. And when he left, he was on top of life.”
Smith said he spoke to Kirk
for about 35 minutes in front of a live audience before Kirk left with his security to head to Utah Valley University.
“If you are going through the worst of times, this too shall pass, and things are going to get better. If you are going through the best of times though, it’s really humbling, like, this too shall pass and this will fade away, cause this will not last forever,” Kirk told Smith during one point of their conversation, which highlighted entrepreneurship and faith.
“It’s a time-transcendent truth that applies towards all periods as an entrepreneur. It humbles you when you need it and builds you up when you need it, gives you hope when you need it and also gives you a little bit of a dose of a gut-check,” Kirk added.
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