Tens of thousands of people gathered in Arizona Sunday for a memorial for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. Speakers included Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, who has just become the new head of Turning Point USA.
Erika Kirk: “On the cross, our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do.’ That man, that young man, I forgive him.”
President Trump gave a 40-minute eulogy where he called Charlie Kirk a martyr.
President Donald Trump: “He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry. I am sorry, Erika.”
Other speakers included Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and White House adviser Stephen Miller, who vowed to quash “enemies” and to “prevail over the forces of wickedness and evil.”
While the Trump administration has threatened to target progressive groups after Kirk’s assassination, NBC is reporting that authorities have found “no evidence” tying the accused assassin to any left-wing groups.
