George Abaraonye, the Oxford Union President-Elect Who Gloated Over the Charlie Kirk Shooting, Won Oxford Place With Just ABB Grades

Oxford student George Abaraonye, who gloated over the Charlie Kirk shooting despite being the President-Elect of the famous Oxford Union debating society, won his PPE place with just ABB grades even though the course required AAA grades. The Mail has more.

George Abaraonye, 20, reportedly posted on WhatsApp: “Charlie Kirk got shot, let’s f***ing go” and added a praying hands ‘thanks’ emoji.

Another message, said to be posted by Abaraonye on Instagram, said: “Charlie Kirk got shot loool.”

Now the Daily Mail can reveal Abaraonye, a third year Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) student, made it to Oxford without getting the typically required minimum of three A grades at A-level – after being rejected by at least one less highly-regarded university.

But having won his place, Abaraonye has certainly made his mark at Oxford.

As well as being elected as the next president of the renowned Union, a post previously held by the likes of Boris Johnson and Tony Blair, Abaraonye was also events officer of the University’s Arab Society and founded the so called HipHopSoc, where he was known as ‘the headphone guy’.

And he has been lauded by two prominent student magazines.

In the Isis, he was recently billed as “icon of the week” and was also described by student peers as “the guy who is everywhere and anywhere” at Oxford.

And Abaraonye was selected as one of the most high profile students at Oxford, appearing at number five in this year’s light-hearted ‘Big Name on Campus’ (BNOC) list published annually by Cherwell, the student newspaper.

And he will no doubt move up the listings even further after provoking international condemnation for his reaction to the shooting of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk, who he debated across the Union’s despatch box only a few weeks ago.

That is, if he isn’t forced to resign the prestigious presidency before that.

It is unheard of for an incoming President-Elect to be panned by his own Union before even taking up the post, but Abaraonye’s indefensible comments earned him exactly that.

In a statement posted on X on Thursday, the Oxford Union said it “unequivocally condemns the reported words and sentiments” expressed by Mr Abaraonye, who was elected as the society’s new president in June.

“His reported views do not represent the Oxford Union’s current leadership or committee’s view.”

It added that its current leadership had “no association with, and is entirely independent from” Mr Abaraonye and shared its condolences with Kirk’s family.

“We reaffirm our stance that the Oxford Union firmly opposes all forms of political violence and strongly stands by our commitment to free speech and considerate debate.”

For his part, Abaraonye candidly admitted in an interview in the Isis recently that his application to study at Warwick University was turned down, an admission he followed with “F*** Warwick”.

A student with below-requirement grades who was rejected from another, less prestigious university – why do you think Oxford was so keen to admit him?

Abaraonye has now apologised – kind of:

After his reaction went viral Abaraonye issued an apology, telling the Times that he had “reacted impulsively” and made comments that he quickly deleted. Abaraonye said: “Those words did not reflect my values. To be clear: nobody deserves to be the victim of political violence. 

“Nobody should be harmed or killed for the views they hold.

“I may have disagreed strongly with Mr Kirk’s politics, but in death we all deserve respect, and I extend my condolences to his family and loved ones.

“At the same time, my reaction was shaped by the context of Mr Kirk’s own rhetoric – words that often dismissed or mocked the suffering of others. 

“He described the deaths of American children from school shootings as an acceptable ‘cost’ of protecting gun rights. 

“He justified the killing of civilians in Gaza, including women and children, by blaming them collectively for Hamas. 

“He called for the retraction of the Civil Rights Act, and repeatedly spread harmful stereotypes about LGBTQ and trans communities. 

“These were horrific and dehumanising statements.”

So, sorry not sorry then.

Worth reading in full.