I’m inclined towards the opposite: Kirk would have been too valuable to them. He’s been one of the biggest propagandists and doing good work. Plus his debate shtick works really well on unsuspecting people with no opinions because he comes off like a well informed and well meaning “debate me” dork rather than a chud sociopath (though he is more like that on his shows, especially the one with Jack Posobiec who’s a more unhinged nazi, but only the truly committed end up watching those since it’s a much less entertaining format than “Kirk DESTROYS student” vertical clips).

I mean, compare that to when Matt Walsh does public debates with young people: the sleaze on that guy is permanent, he gives off Handmaid’s Tale commander vibes. The newbie reaction is less “he seems to have a point” and more “why is he allowed around minors”. Basically what I’m saying is I think they would have picked someone less crucial to their operation if it were a Trump hit job, someone like Jack Posobiec or even smaller. It would have had literally the same effect.