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| Donald Trump addresses the crowd at Charlie Kirk memorial service | Donald Trump addresses the crowd at Charlie Kirk memorial service |
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| The US president is addressing the crowd gathered at a football stadium in Glendale, Arizona | The US president is addressing the crowd gathered at a football stadium in Glendale, Arizona |
| US President Donald Trump praised slain conservative podcaster and activist Charlie Kirk as one of the “giants of our generation,” honoring his influence and legacy in remarks following Kirk’s memorial service. | US President Donald Trump praised slain conservative podcaster and activist Charlie Kirk as one of the “giants of our generation,” honoring his influence and legacy in remarks following Kirk’s memorial service. |
| Kirk, who co-founded conservative action group Turning Point USA at just 18 years old, was killed by a sniper on September 10 when speaking to students at a college in Utah. | Kirk, who co-founded conservative action group Turning Point USA at just 18 years old, was killed by a sniper on September 10 when speaking to students at a college in Utah. |
| Speaking at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service in Glendale, Arizona, Trump said the country has lost “one of the brightest lights of our times.” | Speaking at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service in Glendale, Arizona, Trump said the country has lost “one of the brightest lights of our times.” |
| He said Kirk was “heinously murdered by a radicalized, cold-blooded monster for speaking the truth that was in his heart.” | He said Kirk was “heinously murdered by a radicalized, cold-blooded monster for speaking the truth that was in his heart.” |
| “He was violently killed because he spoke for freedom and justice, for God, country, for reason, and for common sense,” Trump said. | “He was violently killed because he spoke for freedom and justice, for God, country, for reason, and for common sense,” Trump said. |
| “He is a martyr for American freedom,” Trump added. “Non of us will ever forget Charlie Kirk, and neither will history.” | “He is a martyr for American freedom,” Trump added. “Non of us will ever forget Charlie Kirk, and neither will history.” |
| President Trump: Our greatest evangelist, Charlie Kirk, became immortal — “He’s a martyr now for American Freedom”https://t.co/pzthJPwX8bhttps://t.co/A0FJU04B2npic.twitter.com/g0LpysbBtS | President Trump: Our greatest evangelist, Charlie Kirk, became immortal — “He’s a martyr now for American Freedom”https://t.co/pzthJPwX8bhttps://t.co/A0FJU04B2npic.twitter.com/g0LpysbBtS |
| Kirk gained prominence by touring college campuses and debating students, with his clashes with left-leaning opponents frequently going viral on social media. He met with Trump several times and was widely credited with energizing young conservative voters, playing a role in helping Trump secure his second term in 2024. | |
| A Utah resident, Tyler Robinson, has been charged with Kirk’s murder. According to the prosecution, Robinson held left-wing and pro-LGBTQ views and confessed to the crime in text messages to his transgender partner. |