President Donald Trump on Sunday eulogized the assassination of Charlie Kirk, saying that the Turning Point USA founder was murdered “for speaking the truth that was in his heart.”
Trump was among the few speakers at the event Sunday to make reference to the suspected assassin, Tyler Robinson, whom the president described as a “radicalized, cold-blooded monster.”
Kirk was also “violently killed because he spoke for freedom and justice, for God, country, for reason, and for common sense,” Trump said.
The memorial service for Kirk, whom Trump credits with playing a pivotal role in his 2024 election victory, drew tens of thousands of mourners at an Arizona stadium, including Vice President JD Vance, senior White House officials, and young conservatives shaped by the 31-year-old activist….