Overview

• Tens of thousands filled State Farm Stadium in Glendale as speakers addressed the crowd from behind bulletproof glass during a five-hour memorial.
• President Donald Trump praised Kirk as an American hero and “martyr,” while White House aide Stephen Miller vowed the movement would be “awakened” to “save the West.”
• Erika Kirk said she forgives the accused shooter and, as Turning Point USA’s newly elected CEO, pledged to grow chapters and keep campus events going.
• The memorial fused religious and political themes, with senior officials including Vice President JD Vance, Secretaries Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth, and DNI Tulsi Gabbard in attendance; Elon Musk was also seen with Trump.
• Tyler Robinson, 22, is charged with aggravated/capital murder and could face the death penalty; prosecutors cite a text saying he’d “had enough” of Kirk’s “hatred,” while investigators have not established a definitive motive.