Arizona is the adopted home state of Kirk, who grew up outside Chicago and founded Turning Point there before moving the organization to Phoenix.

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Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, a well-known nonprofit organization, was tragically assassinated on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Thousands of people attended memorial services for Kirk Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale,

He was a missionary with a noble spirit and a great, great purpose. He did not hate his opponents,” the President said of the slain conservative activist—before adding: “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie.

At a service focused on Kirk's conservative Christian faith, President Trump described the late 31-year-old as the "greatest evangelist for American liberty" as Kirk's widow forgave the alleged gunman.

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Donald Trump and Stephen Miller spoke at Kirk's memorial, citing his death as a moment of conservative "revival"

Turning Point USA, the group founded by Charlie Kirk, held a previously scheduled event at the University of Minnesota on Monday. The event comes a day after a memorial service was held in Arizona for the conservative activist.

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