{"id":441649,"date":"2025-09-21T20:04:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T20:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/441649\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T20:04:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T20:04:23","slug":"charlie-kirk-memorial-service-honors-conservative-activist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/441649\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk memorial service honors conservative activist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a name=\"post-update-bd97ab47\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              1m ago<\/p>\n<p>                          Photos from Charlie Kirk memorial service<\/p>\n<p>The 63,400-seat State Farm Stadium in Arizona filled up Sunday with people dressed in red, white and blue, as organizers for the Charlie Kirk memorial suggested.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2236612697.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"Memorial Service Held For Slain Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk At State Farm Stadium \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Attendees watch the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>                Win McNamee \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2236126536.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"US-POLITICS-SHOOTING-KIRK \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Attendees listen to right-wing commentator Benny Johnson speak.<\/p>\n<p>                PATRICK T. FALLON\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2236614299.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"Memorial Service Held For Slain Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk At State Farm Stadium \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Political commentator Jack Posobiec holds up a cross as he speaks during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>                Joe Raedle \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2236587082.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"Memorial Service Held For Slain Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk At State Farm Stadium \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Attendees at the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>                Joe Raedle \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                By Lucia I Suarez Sang              <\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-bd97ab47\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Photos%20from%20Charlie%20Kirk%20memorial%20service&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-bd97ab47\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Photos%20from%20Charlie%20Kirk%20memorial%20service&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-bd97ab47\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service\/#post-update-bd97ab47<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a name=\"post-update-777763bb\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              28m ago<\/p>\n<p>                          Ex-Turning Point USA COO Tyler Bower says the organization was Charlie Kirk&#8217;s life<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2236609291.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"Memorial Service Held For Slain Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk At State Farm Stadium \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Charlie Kirk&#8217;s former Chief of Staff Mikey McCoy speaks during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                Joe Raedle \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at Kirk&#8217;s memorial, former Turning Point USA COO Tyler Bowyer recalled meeting Kirk in 2014, remembering the conservative activist as &#8220;just a kid&#8221; who &#8220;shared a vision of what the conservative movement should be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When Charlie turned 21, he didn&#8217;t have a home. Turning Point USA was in its first year of raising real money,&#8221; Bowyer said. &#8220;He was rarely home in Chicago. He lived on a plane and zipped back and forth as Turning Point USA became his life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bowyer said he was the person who convinced Kirk to move to Arizona. That&#8217;s where Kirk met his wife Erika, who Bowyer said wanted to help out at the first Trump rally in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted to hire her. I only had one problem, Charlie Kirk wanted to date her,&#8221; Bowyer told the crowd. &#8220;They immediately fell in love and I lost an employee. But now she&#8217;s my boss.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The board of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/erika-kirk-charlie-kirk-widow-turning-point-usa-ceo\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turning Point USA named Erika Kirk as CEO last week<\/a>. She is also serving as the chair of the board.<\/p>\n<p>                By Kiki  Intarasuwan              <\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-777763bb\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Ex-Turning%20Point%20USA%20COO%20Tyler%20Bower%20says%20the%20organization%20was%20Charlie%20Kirk%27s%20life&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-777763bb\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Ex-Turning%20Point%20USA%20COO%20Tyler%20Bower%20says%20the%20organization%20was%20Charlie%20Kirk%27s%20life&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-777763bb\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service\/#post-update-777763bb<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a name=\"post-update-c03fb2a4\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              38m ago<\/p>\n<p>                          Trump arrives in Arizona<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2236610638.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"Memorial Service Held For Slain Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk At State Farm Stadium \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  President Trump steps off Air Force One in Arizona after arriving for the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>                Win McNamee \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>President Trump arrived in Glendale, Arizona, shortly after 3 p.m. ET, or 12 p.m. local time. Mr. Trump is scheduled to speak in about two hours at the service.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump was traveling on Air Force One with Vice President JD Vance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                By Caroline  Linton              <\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-c03fb2a4\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Trump%20arrives%20in%20Arizona&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-c03fb2a4\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Trump%20arrives%20in%20Arizona&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-c03fb2a4\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service\/#post-update-c03fb2a4<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a name=\"post-update-f636cd87\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              2:05 PM<\/p>\n<p>                          &#8220;I had to come&#8221;: Thousands from around the country pack Arizona&#8217;s State Farm Stadium<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2236087151.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"US-POLITICS-SHOOTING-KIRK \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  People sing and pray ahead of the public memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>                CHARLY TRIBALLEAU\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people packed into Arizona&#8217;s State Farm Stadium hours before the Charlie Kirk memorial. CBS News reporters spoke with some of the attendees.<\/p>\n<p>Rachelle Truong, of Southern California, told CBS News she drove four and a half hours to attend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We drove here last night. We got in about 1 o&#8217;clock in the morning and woke up at three to be here,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Alecia Grantham flew in Saturday from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There wasn&#8217;t an option to stay home and sit back and watch,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It was, come out, show my support. I really wanted to be here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her significant other, she said, stayed home because it was duck-hunting season but would be watching on TV.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had to come. I had to make it. You have to take action. You have to be here and celebrate,&#8221; Grantham said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lucia Suarez Sang, Aaron Navarro\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-f636cd87\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=%22I%20had%20to%20come%22%3A%20Thousands%20from%20around%20the%20country%20pack%20Arizona%27s%20State%20Farm%20Stadium&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-f636cd87\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=%22I%20had%20to%20come%22%3A%20Thousands%20from%20around%20the%20country%20pack%20Arizona%27s%20State%20Farm%20Stadium&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-f636cd87\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service\/#post-update-f636cd87<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a name=\"post-update-6913f88f\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              1:26 PM<\/p>\n<p>                          Trump calls it a &#8220;very tough day&#8221; ahead of memorial service<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump told reporters that it&#8217;s a &#8220;very tough day&#8221; as he departed the White House on his way to Glendale, Arizona Sunday morning for Kirk&#8217;s memorial service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to celebrate the life of a great man today,&#8221; the president said, adding, &#8220;that something like this could have happened is not even believable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said of Kirk&#8217;s wife and family that he plans to continue to &#8220;give them my love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing much you can say,&#8221; the president said. &#8220;You talk about the great things he&#8217;s done. I mean, he&#8217;s been amazing \u2014 had a tremendous influence for a young man that was\u2026 did a great job. He did a tremendous job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said Kirk &#8220;had a hold on youth because they loved him, they respected him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                By Kaia  Hubbard              <\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-6913f88f\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Trump%20calls%20it%20a%20%22very%20tough%20day%22%20ahead%20of%20memorial%20service&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-6913f88f\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Trump%20calls%20it%20a%20%22very%20tough%20day%22%20ahead%20of%20memorial%20service&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-6913f88f\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service\/#post-update-6913f88f<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a name=\"post-update-b533c843\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              1:19 PM<\/p>\n<p>                          Erika Kirk tells New York Times that she insisted on seeing her husband in the hospital: &#8220;I want to see what they did to my husband&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/21\/us\/politics\/erika-kirk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> that was published Sunday, Charlie Kirk&#8217;s widow Erika Kirk, said that when she arrived at the Utah hospital after he was shot, she was warned against seeing his body. But, she said she told officials, &#8220;I want to see what they did to my husband.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His eyes were semi-open,&#8221; Kirk told the Times. &#8220;And he had this knowing, Mona Lisa-like half-smile. Like he&#8217;d died happy. Like Jesus rescued him. The bullet came, he blinked, and he was in heaven.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She said she had not kissed him before he left that morning, and she kissed him then.<\/p>\n<p>Erika Kirk told the Times about how she and Charlie met and their relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not saying he was perfect, by any means,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But I knew my expectations and role, and he knew his. I wasn&#8217;t going to be the nagging wife who he wouldn&#8217;t want to come home to. I wanted to create a sacred landing space for him. And I think that&#8217;s why he was always eager to come home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Erika Kirk also said she did not want to be the one who decided if the alleged shooter got the death penalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll be honest. I told our lawyer, I want the government to decide this. I do not want that man&#8217;s blood on my ledger,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Because when I get to heaven, and Jesus is like: &#8216;Uh, eye for an eye? Is that how we do it?&#8217; And that keeps me from being in heaven, from being with Charlie?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                By Caroline  Linton              <\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-b533c843\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Erika%20Kirk%20tells%20New%20York%20Times%20that%20she%20insisted%20on%20seeing%20her%20husband%20in%20the%20hospital%3A%20%22I%20want%20to%20see%20what%20they%20did%20to%20my%20husband%22&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-b533c843\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Erika%20Kirk%20tells%20New%20York%20Times%20that%20she%20insisted%20on%20seeing%20her%20husband%20in%20the%20hospital%3A%20%22I%20want%20to%20see%20what%20they%20did%20to%20my%20husband%22&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-b533c843\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service\/#post-update-b533c843<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a name=\"post-update-d442381d\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              Updated 1:06 PM<\/p>\n<p>                          Tight security at Arizona&#8217;s State Farm Stadium, where memorial service is being held<\/p>\n<p>The memorial service for Charlie Kirk is taking place at State Farm Stadium \u2014\u00a0 normally home to the NFL&#8217;s Arizona Cardinals. The stadium, which is located in Glendale, near Phoenix, can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statefarmstadium.com\/stadium-info-2\/about-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">seat<\/a>\u00a0more than 63,000 people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service-federal-security-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">police are anticipating<\/a> that more than 100,000 people may turn out, so Kirk&#8217;s organization, Turning Point USA, also reserved the venue next door, the Desert Diamond Arena, for overflow. Desert Diamond seats about 18,000.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightforcharlie.com\/faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> there would be tight security for the event, with &#8220;TSA-level screening&#8221; for the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Federal authorities have designated the memorial service as a Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/19_0905_ops_sear-fact-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Level 1 event<\/a>, a senior Department of Homeland Security official said. That designation is used for &#8220;significant events with national and\/or international importance that require extensive federal interagency support,&#8221; like the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service-federal-security-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By Joe Walsh, Nicole Sganga<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-d442381d\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Tight%20security%20at%20Arizona%27s%20State%20Farm%20Stadium%2C%20where%20memorial%20service%20is%20being%20held&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-d442381d\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Tight%20security%20at%20Arizona%27s%20State%20Farm%20Stadium%2C%20where%20memorial%20service%20is%20being%20held&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-d442381d\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service\/#post-update-d442381d<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a name=\"post-update-7d908b32\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              Updated 1:06 PM<\/p>\n<p>                          Who is speaking at Charlie Kirk&#8217;s memorial service?<\/p>\n<p>President Trump and Vice President JD Vance are both scheduled to speak at the service for Charlie Krik, as is his widow, Erika Kirk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPUSA\/status\/1968348023983112220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">speakers<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>White House chief of staff Susie Wiles<\/li>\n<li>Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/li>\n<li>Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth<\/li>\n<li>Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard<\/li>\n<li>Donald Trump Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Tucker Carlson<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Miller<\/li>\n<li>Sergio Gor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional speakers are also expected to be announced.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-7d908b32\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Who%20is%20speaking%20at%20Charlie%20Kirk%27s%20memorial%20service%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-7d908b32\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Who%20is%20speaking%20at%20Charlie%20Kirk%27s%20memorial%20service%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-7d908b32\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service\/#post-update-7d908b32<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a name=\"post-update-2fc2e031\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              Updated 1:06 PM<\/p>\n<p>                          What to know about Erika Kirk<\/p>\n<p>One of the marquee speakers at the memorial will be Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk&#8217;s widow, who has taken on leadership of Turning Point USA following his death.<\/p>\n<p>The couple married in 2021 and had two young children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erika Kirk grew up in the Phoenix area and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrserikakirk.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">won<\/a> Miss Arizona USA in 2012. She attended Arizona State University, earned a juris master degree from Liberty University and is pursuing her doctorate there in biblical studies.<\/p>\n<p>She was a frequent presence at Turning Point USA events, where she spoke about politics, religion and her conservative views on family and marriage. She also founded a &#8220;faith-based clothing line&#8221; called PROCLAIM and a ministry called BIBLEin365.<\/p>\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zj0fKgYXXmQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">an appearance<\/a> on &#8220;The Charlie Kirk Show&#8221; earlier this year, Erika Kirk said she was more conservative than her husband \u2014 and he agreed.<\/p>\n<p>In her first public remarks after his death last week, she said &#8220;the movement my husband built will not die.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the board of Turning Point USA announced it had unanimously selected her as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/erika-kirk-charlie-kirk-widow-turning-point-usa-ceo\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its new CEO and board chair<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                By Joe  Walsh              <\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-2fc2e031\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=What%20to%20know%20about%20Erika%20Kirk&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-2fc2e031\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=What%20to%20know%20about%20Erika%20Kirk&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-2fc2e031\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service\/#post-update-2fc2e031<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a name=\"post-update-4e2c3b01\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              Updated 1:06 PM<\/p>\n<p>                          At Turning Point USA, Kirk built a movement and stirred controversy<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Kirk was the leader of Turning Point USA, a group for young conservatives that he co-founded in 2012, at the age of 18. A native of the Chicago area, Kirk briefly attended community college but dropped out to pursue political activism full-time.<\/p>\n<p>He was an outspoken and ubiquitous presence in politics, especially for the younger set. He hosted a daily talk radio show and podcast, spread his message on social media and visited scores of college campuses every year, where he was known for hosting rapid-fire debates with left-leaning students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kirk frequently drew controversy for his views. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ap.org\/news-highlights\/spotlights\/2024\/turning-point-wants-to-revolutionize-how-republicans-turn-out-voters-some-are-skeptical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">supported<\/a> Mr. Trump&#8217;s false claims of voter fraud after the 2020 election, and his group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/11\/28\/us\/professor-watchlist-is-seen-as-threat-to-academic-freedom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">maintained<\/a> a &#8220;Professor Watchlist&#8221; of college instructors accused of spreading &#8220;leftist propaganda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He espoused anti-trans rhetoric and amplified the &#8220;Great Replacement&#8221; conspiracy, the claim that there&#8217;s a plot to replace White people with minorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Turning Point USA, a nonprofit, says it has chapters at thousands of high schools and colleges, and the group&#8217;s political arm, Turning Point Action, engages in grassroots canvassing.<\/p>\n<p>                By Joe  Walsh              <\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-4e2c3b01\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=At%20Turning%20Point%20USA%2C%20Kirk%20built%20a%20movement%20and%20stirred%20controversy&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-4e2c3b01\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=At%20Turning%20Point%20USA%2C%20Kirk%20built%20a%20movement%20and%20stirred%20controversy&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-4e2c3b01\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service\/#post-update-4e2c3b01<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a name=\"post-update-62e0a5d2\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              Updated 1:06 PM<\/p>\n<p>                          Charlie Kirk&#8217;s close ties with Trump and Vance<\/p>\n<p>Kirk&#8217;s support for President Trump dates back to his first campaign in 2016, and he remained allied with Mr. Trump after he left office under a cloud of controversy following the Capitol riot in January 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 presidential race, Kirk&#8217;s organization, Turning Point USA, was widely credited with helping to energize and mobilize young conservative voters for Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-17t231749z-15354899-rc2gubakzuw2-rtrmadp-3-usa-shooting-kirk-kimmel.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"File photo: President Trump and Charlie Kirk \" height=\"459\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Then President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, at Turning Point USA&#8217;s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 22, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>                Cheney Orr \/ REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Kirk also grew close with Donald Trump Jr. after serving as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/19\/us\/politics\/charlie-kirk-conservatives-coronavirus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">aide in the 2016 campaign<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Charlie wasn&#8217;t just a friend \u2014 he was like a little brother to me,&#8221; Trump Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1965913961179557981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jdvance\/status\/1965985360606888182?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">has credited<\/a> Kirk with introducing him to Donald Trump Jr. before Vance ran for Senate in 2022, and with advocating &#8220;in public and private&#8221; for the president to choose Vance as his running mate last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following Kirk&#8217;s assassination, Vance accompanied Kirk&#8217;s casket as it was flown from Utah to Arizona aboard the vice president&#8217;s plane, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/charlie-kirk-flown-air-force-two-arizona\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air Force Two<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                By Joe  Walsh              <\/p>\n<ul class=\"sharebar\">\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-62e0a5d2\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-facebook lazyload\" title=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?related=cbsnews,CBSPolitics&amp;via=CBSPolitics&amp;text=Charlie%20Kirk%27s%20close%20ties%20with%20Trump%20and%20Vance&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-62e0a5d2\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-twitter lazyload\" title=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?title=Charlie%20Kirk%27s%20close%20ties%20with%20Trump%20and%20Vance&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Flive-updates%2Fcharlie-kirk-memorial-service%2F%23post-update-62e0a5d2\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-reddit lazyload\" title=\"reddit\" target=\"_blank\" data-component=\"popups\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"sharebar__button-container sharebar__button-container--service  \">\n            https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/charlie-kirk-memorial-service\/#post-update-62e0a5d2<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sharebar__button sharebar__button--type-link lazyload\" data-link-share-options=\"{\" shareurl=\"\" data-component=\"[\" link-share=\"\" title=\"link\"><\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>          <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 1m ago Photos from Charlie Kirk memorial service The 63,400-seat State Farm Stadium in Arizona filled up&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":441650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[78524,49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-441649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-charlie-kirk","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-us","11":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115244087003216660","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}