Overview
- Tens of thousands filled State Farm Stadium in Glendale, with cabinet officials, lawmakers and conservative media figures in attendance as speakers addressed the crowd from behind bulletproof glass.
- Erika Kirk publicly forgave the accused shooter and said she was elected CEO of Turning Point USA, pledging to grow chapters, continue campus events and broaden the group’s faith initiative.
- President Donald Trump closed the five‑hour program by calling Kirk a “martyr” for American freedom and pivoted to campaign themes, while saying he hates his political opponents.
- Administration allies vowed to carry on Kirk’s mission and warned opponents, even as the White House targets people who criticized or mocked Kirk’s death, escalating a national dispute over free speech and accountability.
- Tyler Robinson, 22, is charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting at Utah Valley University and remains jailed as prosecutors prepare the case; authorities have not established a definitive motive.