Influencer Daisy Keech claps back at backlash over Charlie Kirk tribute: ‘All this evil makes me sick’

OREM, UTAH: Daisy Keech Yerger, a 26-year-old fitness influencer who helped launch TikTok’s Hype House, faced backlash for publicly mourning conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot in Utah last week.

Yerger reshared clips of Kirk, including one tender video of his daughter running into his arms.

“At such a loss for words. so unfair that such an amazing man has been taken out like this. it breaks my heart. thank you charlie for everything you’ve done for the youth of our country. so much love and sympathy to his family. please pray for them,” she wrote to her 5.1 million Instagram followers.

Fans turn on Daisy Keech Yerger over Charlie Kirk tribute

But instead of sympathy, fans piled on with outrage, and the comments were brutal.

“You lost me with that bulls**t, very out of touch w reality,” one furious follower fumed, as per The New York Post. 

Others accused Yerger of “selective empathy,” calling out her silence on other issues like George Floyd’s murder and the Israel-Hamas conflict.

“Never spoke about gaza, ICE, any poc injustices, yeah idgaf [what] you have to say that hateful man is looking up at us,” another critic blasted.

Someone else snarked, “Girl please miss with the nonsense talking about Jesus. You never made one post talking about God. Now you want to talk about him. Girl bye.”

Daisy Keech Yerger tells those who disagree with her beliefs to 'just unfollow'

Daisy Keech Yerger, however, didn't back down. She told her haters they were the real problem.

“I never speak on politics because of all the division it creates, but all this evil makes me sick. If you are rejoicing in the death of a father and husband, I pray for your soul. Don’t let these demons make you forget what really matters here. i encourage you to find the Lord, He will save you. He loves you all,” she wrote in a post.

Yerger added, “If you disagree or are shocked by my beliefs, that is okay. There doesn’t need to be any hate, just unfollow. I encourage you all to contribute good into the world.”

According to The Post, Kirk supporters swarmed in to fill the void left by her former fans. Her Instagram and TikTok follower counts are reportedly holding steady despite the backlash.

Yerger first blew up back in 2019 when she co-founded the Hype House, hanging out with TikTok royalty like Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae, who later snagged a People’s Choice Award nomination.

What happened to Charlie Kirk?

Charlie Kirk met a horrifying end on September 10. He was speaking at a college event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, when a single rifle round tore through his neck. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after.

The suspected shooter was arrested and identified as Tyler Robinson, 22. Investigators believe the shot came from the rooftop of a campus building about 142 yards away. Cops later recovered a rifle in nearby woods.

Several people who openly celebrated Kirk’s death have been canned, including a New York school resource officer and an Ohio judge tied to NFL quarterback Joe Burrow’s charity.

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