Memorial service for US conservative activist Charlie Kirk under way. Trump to pay tribute

By&nbspEuronews&nbspwith&nbspAP

Published connected 21/09/2025 - 19:51 GMT+2 •Updated 20:58

Charlie Kirk's nationalist memorial is nether measurement astatine State Farm Stadium extracurricular Phoenix, Arizona successful nan United States. The blimpish activistic was fatally changeable astatine a run arena astatine a assemblage successful Utah arsenic he debated members of nan crowd.

Among nan notable speakers are US President Donald Trump, who credits Kirk for playing a pivotal domiciled successful his 2024 predetermination victory, and different salient members of his “Make America Great Again” movement, including Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

“We're going to observe nan life of a awesome man today,” Trump told reporters arsenic he near nan White House connected Sunday greeting to make his measurement to Arizona for nan service. “It will beryllium a reliable day.”

Donald Trump Jr, right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson and White House aides Stephen Miller and Sergio Gor are besides group to speak.

The memorial work for Kirk is expected to tie tens of thousands of mourners. His decease marked a pivotal infinitesimal successful America's tense governmental ambiance and came astatine a clip erstwhile nan state recovered itself successful an era of heavy governmental division.

Members of nan nationalist began lining up extracurricular nan stadium earlier dawn, and nan 63,400-seat stadium quickly filled pinch group dressed successful red, achromatic and blue, organisers said.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, erstwhile a adjacent state of Trump, has besides been spotted successful nan crowd.

Kirk founded Turning Point USA, an organisation that aimed to mobilise young Christian conservatives. The ample turnout astatine his ceremonial stands arsenic a testament to nan important power nan 31-year-old had accumulated successful America.