The organization “Serbs for Trump” bid farewell to the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed on September 10 during a public debate titled “Prove Me Wrong” at Utah Valley University. Kirk was hit by a sniper rifle while answering questions from the audience, and the attack was described as a political execution.
On social media, the organization “Serbs for Trump” published a photo of Kirk from the time he played basketball for the “White Eagles.”
“Charlie Kirk and his Serbian-American teammates from the White Eagles. Eternal memory,” the photo caption states.
@charliekirk11 and his #SerbianAmerican 🇺🇲🇷🇸 basketball teammates from 🏀 @ILWhiteEagles
— SERBS for TRUMP 2024 (@SerbsFor) September 13, 2025
Memory Eternal 🙏 pic.twitter.com/7mpSefSFBp
Kirk had on several occasions highlighted his Serbian-American ties and childhood experiences in Chicago.
“I grew up in Chicago with a lot of Serbs. I have a soft spot for Serbs. They are great. I know the worst word in Serbian and I’m not going to say it on the show, because the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would find a way to fine me,” he said in one interview.
He explained that his coach at the time invited him to the team and that he even had a jersey with his name on it.
“I played on a Serbian basketball team. My name on the jersey was Sheva Krekovic. We have a jersey with the name Krekovic. The name of our team was the Illinois White Eagles (Beli orlovi). You couldn’t call a team that today. We were all white, of course, it didn’t have any racial meaning, because we grew up in an America that was great.”
🚨🇺🇲 WATCH: Charlie Kirk shares his bond with the Serbs!
— Mario ZNA (@MarioBojic) September 11, 2025
"I grew up around Serbs, played basketball on an all-Serbian team."
🇷🇸🙏 Serbia mourns your loss, Charlie – we’ll always love you, brother. pic.twitter.com/qEqGsHAKnv
Kirk emphasized that they played in a local league, mostly against African-American teams, but that there was never a problem with racism.
“We went to AAU tournaments, which are really competitive, in cities like Waukegan, Zion Benton, or Elgin, we traveled all over the country. We played against teams with predominantly black players, and nobody was bothered by that. There was never any racism. We all got along and hung out.”
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