Overview

• Donald Trump headlined a five-hour tribute for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Sept. 21 before a full house.
• Trump portrayed Kirk as a martyr, argued without presenting evidence that political violence comes chiefly from the left, and said he would label Antifa a terrorist organization.
• Speakers including Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth framed the moment in explicitly Christian terms, and Trump called for a return of religion in America.
• Administration figures such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined the lineup, and Elon Musk attended as Trump’s circle gathered on the stadium floor.
• Erika Kirk said she will lead Turning Point USA and publicly forgave the alleged shooter, identified as Tyler Robinson.