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A Georgia entrepreneur’s signboard homage to Charlie Kirk is drawing nationwide attention in the wake of the Turning Point U.S.A. creator’s current murder.

Wayne Robinson, president of Wayne Robinson Holdings, owns a Steak ‘n Shake place in Rome, Georgia. The 1950s-inspired chain serves milkshakes and hamburgers, and the Rome place is among hundreds throughout the nation.

Robinson informed Fox News Digital he was ravaged after Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while speaking with audience members at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.

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” I have actually constantly been a fan of Charlie,” stated Robinson, noting he was impressed by Kirk’s arguments with trainees on college schools.

” He was bringing numerous of those youths to Christ. … He touched me, and when the assassination took place, it was something that actually used heavy on me.”

A Georgia Steak ‘n Shake owner has actually honored Charlie Kirk with a signboard homage after his Sept. 10 murder. ( Wayne Robinson; Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg through Getty Images)

The day after Kirk passed away, Robinson was obliged to act rapidly. He signaled among his marketing partners to “put something out there to honor Charlie.”

The signboard checks out, “Charlie Kirk, 1993-2025,” followed by the words, “Stand, speak up, remain strong.”

” I do not believe he would have ever believed, in his wildest dreams, the action that would have happened after he was assassinated.”

Within days, the action went viral with countless likes on X– and Robinson stated the regional action “has actually been extraordinary.”

” I believe it’s got 58,000 regional remarks. … Individuals from suburbs [are] stating they’re going to drive to my shop simply to consume lunch, consume supper, simply to pay regard for what I have actually provided for Charlie,” he stated.

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Robinson’s place wasn’t the only Steak ‘n Shake area that got a profusion of consumers after the signboard went viral.

After Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who represents Rome, shared a picture of the signboard on social networks, individuals throughout the nation stated they ‘d purchase from the chain.

Landscape view of Charlie Kirk billboard

The homage signboard checks out, “Charlie Kirk, 1993– 2025,” together with the words “Stand, speak up, remain strong.” ( Wayne Robinson)

” Consuming at Steak ‘n Shake due to the fact that they installed a Charlie Kirk signboard,” someone composed on X. “This is the 2nd time today, all due to the fact that I saw they installed a signboard in Charlie’s honor.”

” They ought to be rewarded for this with our company,” another stated.

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Robinson stated his shop got calls throughout the nation, from Michigan to Wisconsin to California, simply to state thank you.

” They put in the time to physically discover us, discover our telephone number at the shop and contact us to state thank you for doing that,” he stated.

Split image of Charlie Kirk, Wayne Robinson

Wayne Robinson, revealed at right, stated he was ravaged when Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University. ( Angela Weiss/AFP through Getty Images; Fox News Digital)

Robinson stated Steak ‘n Shake’s business workplace called him soon after the signboard went viral.

” They stated, ‘You understand, you’re expected to get whatever okay ‘d through business when you utilize the name Steak ‘n Shake on it, however we actually like it,'” Robinson remembered.

” It reached [the Steak ‘n Shake owner] and he liked it a lot he asked if they might have approval … to do this throughout the country.”

Steak ‘n Shake did not right away react to Fox News Digital’s ask for remark.

Although Robinson is still distressed by Kirk’s death, he stated he thinks the 31-year-old’s tradition is “reaching a great deal of individuals and altering a great deal of minds.”

Steak n Shake location outside.

Some online advocates stated they dined at Steak ‘n Shake particularly due to the fact that of the signboard homage to Charlie Kirk. ( iStock)

” He has actually begun a revival throughout the nation that has actually been so required,” Robinson stated.

” I do not believe he would have ever believed, in his wildest dreams, the action that would have happened after he was assassinated,” he included. “However the motion is fantastic … and I simply value all that he did.”

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Robinson’s signboard is among lots of homages to Kirk that have actually emerged in the previous 2 weeks.

Grooveberries Frozen Yogurt in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, got reaction after honoring Kirk through sticker labels on its frozen yogurt cups.

Recently, a group of Kirk advocates petitioned Starbucks to honor him by including his signature tea order to menus across the country.

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