Student Dem Who Went Viral at Harris Rally Confronts Charlie Kirk at DNC

The president of Young Democrats of Georgia confronted right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk on Monday, the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Parker Short, known primarily for his enthusiastic background appearance during a Kamala Harris campaign stop in Georgia earlier this month, approached Kirk and questioned him about former President Donald Trump’s false claims about election fraud in Georgia four years ago. “You’re an anti-patriotic, anti-constitutional person crashing our party because you tried to obstruct democracy,” Short told the Turning Point USA CEO, in a video that Kirk later shared on X. Kirk’s response—a common refrain in his circles when debating those who are more liberal—was, ““What is a woman?” Short shot back that asking that question was “weird”—a frequent criticism made by Democrats toward Republicans ever since Harris’s campaign took off a month ago.