Just curious. If this is a fake event, then is Kirk alive somewhere? Say drinking mojitos with Epstein on some undisclosed island? What then happens to his 40 million dollar organizational assets? His wife and children? His debts and assets, etc? His relatives? His entire life's work?
Yeah, he COULD BE alive and decided to retire from public life. His inner circle told him that his life was REALLY in danger (could be true; lots of wacko woke people out there) and so it's best for him to fake his death and work behind the scenes. His assets/fans will flock to Ben Shapiro or Candice or Tucker and life will go on. Maybe this was a "consolidation" of the audience, because there were too many "alt right" guys out there. Kirk was backed by people who paid to make him what he is. Business guys make money off of politics. And they often back multiple people. Maybe his numbers were down? This is all about business.
I don't watch Kirk all that often. But his videos pop up every now and then. A few months ago, I saw a clip of him on campus and I said to myself, "This guy looks bored as heck." Not surprised if he decided to bow out and use his "death" as a means of furthering the political divide in this country. Then he can work on real politics behind the scenes and study voting metrics or be an advisor, or a speech writer. Plenty of ways to be in politics (and be VERY important) without ever showing your face.