Overview

• Tens of thousands gathered at State Farm Stadium in Glendale for the public service, with overflow space arranged at Desert Diamond Arena and advance registration required.
• The Department of Homeland Security designated the event SEAR Level 1, unlocking major federal resources as local and federal agencies enforced enhanced screening.
• Police detained an armed man at the venue on Friday; a Turning Point USA representative said he had been doing uncoordinated advance security for a guest.
• Speakers include President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, several cabinet officials and Erika Kirk, who has been named CEO of Turning Point USA; Trump has said he will award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously.
• Suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, has been charged including aggravated murder, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty and citing texts in which he allegedly said he had “enough of his hate.”