Overview

• Tens of thousands gathered at State Farm Stadium in Glendale under a heightened security posture that U.S. Homeland Security reportedly rated on par with the Super Bowl.
• Erika Kirk publicly forgave her husband’s alleged killer and was announced as the new leader of Turning Point USA.
• President Trump hailed Charlie Kirk as a “martyr,” blamed the “radical left,” told supporters to “fight,” and declared, “I hate my opponent.”
• Senior figures including Vice President J.D. Vance and adviser Stephen Miller delivered militant, religiously framed messages, with Miller warning opponents they had “awakened a dragon.”
• Prosecutors say 22-year-old Tyler Robinson acted alone and faces the death penalty if convicted; investigators cited texts about Kirk’s “hate” but say a definitive motive remains unclear.