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U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday addressed a memorial service for Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/conservative-influencer-charlie-kirk-shot-killed-at-university-campus-event">who was shot and killed on Sept. 10</a> while speaking at Utah Valley University.

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday addressed a memorial service for Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder who was shot and killed on Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University.

The memorial service took place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, with up to 100,000 attendees filling the stadium, featuring speakers including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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The memorial service took place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, with up to 100,000 attendees filling the stadium, featuring speakers including Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The last of over two-dozen people to speak, Trump said, Kirk "died doing what was right for our nation," adding, "Our greatest evangelist for liberty became immortal."

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The last of over two-dozen people to speak, Trump said, Kirk "died doing what was right for our nation," adding, "Our greatest evangelist for liberty became immortal."

Trump announced he will <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/trump-awards-charlie-kirk-presidential-medal-of-freedom">posthumously award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom</a>, calling him a martyr for American freedom and crediting him with helping mobilize youth support for his 2024 election victory.

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Trump announced he will posthumously award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, calling him a martyr for American freedom and crediting him with helping mobilize youth support for his 2024 election victory.

The Department of Homeland Security assigned the memorial a Special Event Assessment Rating Level 1, one of the highest security levels typically reserved for events such as presidential inaugurations or the Olympics.

The Department of Homeland Security assigned the memorial a Special Event Assessment Rating Level 1, one of the highest security levels typically reserved for events such as presidential inaugurations or the Olympics.

Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at age 18, building it into a national conservative movement with chapters on 2,200 campuses and reaching millions through his radio show and podcast.

Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at age 18, building it into a national conservative movement with chapters on 2,200 campuses and reaching millions through his radio show and podcast.

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Trump's memorial speech for Kirk was fitting as it fused grief with reverence, casting him as a martyr of liberty, a patriot whose life's mission transcended death. It honored Kirk's faith, humility and defiance, while uplifting his family and immortalizing his cause. The words resonated as both tribute and rallying cry — cementing Kirk's legacy in America's story.

Trump's memorial speech for Kirk was fitting as it fused grief with reverence, casting him as a martyr of liberty, a patriot whose life's mission transcended death. It honored Kirk's faith, humility and defiance, while uplifting his family and immortalizing his cause. The words resonated as both tribute and rallying cry — cementing Kirk's legacy in America's story.

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Trump's speech at Kirk's memorial squandered a sacred moment. Instead of uniting mourners, he rambled about autism, tariffs, and old elections, even declaring he "hates" opponents — an admission at odds with the grace on display. Where others honored Kirk's faith and forgiveness, Trump turned the occasion into a spectacle of grievance, diminishing its solemn purpose.

Trump's speech at Kirk's memorial squandered a sacred moment. Instead of uniting mourners, he rambled about autism, tariffs, and old elections, even declaring he "hates" opponents — an admission at odds with the grace on display. Where others honored Kirk's faith and forgiveness, Trump turned the occasion into a spectacle of grievance, diminishing its solemn purpose.

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There's a 50% chance that the U.S. Democracy Index will be at least 7.08 in 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 50% chance that the U.S. Democracy Index will be at least 7.08 in 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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