Overview

• State Farm Stadium reached capacity with overflow at a nearby arena, with local estimates pointing to crowds approaching 100,000 and long queues outside in intense heat.
• DHS assigned the event its highest security level with Secret Service coordination, and agents arrested a 42-year-old armed man who entered the site before the perimeter was established.
• Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and senior officials delivered tributes, with the president’s remarks turning sharply political as he declared he hates his adversaries.
• Erika Kirk assumed leadership of Turning Point USA and told mourners she forgives the accused gunman, drawing emotional applause.
• Suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, has been indicted in Utah on multiple charges as prosecutors seek the death penalty, with investigators citing pre-attack texts and bullets marked with antifascist slogans as evidence.