Overview

• Tens of thousands filled State Farm Stadium under Super Bowl–level security, with President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and Elon Musk in attendance.
• Trump blamed the "radical left" for the killing and said he "hates" his opponents, diverging from Erika Kirk’s appeal for unity.
• Erika Kirk, now leading Turning Point USA, told mourners she forgives the 22-year-old accused of shooting her husband at a Utah campus event.
• Speakers such as Stephen Miller used militant framing and replacement-style themes, which observers warn could intensify polarization.
• The suspect is charged with murder and faces the death penalty, as civil-liberties groups caution against using the attack to restrict dissent and the press.