Overview

• Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough said Trump told him Kirk played a major role in his 2024 win by driving voter registration and outreach on college campuses.
• CNBC’s Joe Kernen recounted a separate call in which Trump said he was devastated by the killing and believed Kirk could have been president one day.
• Trump publicly lauded Kirk on Truth Social as “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk” and ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff until Sunday.
• Kirk, a close Trump ally who co-founded Turning Point USA, was fatally shot during a Utah Valley University speaking event.
• Authorities have opened a multi-agency investigation into the shooting, with no public arrests announced.