Overview

• Roughly 65,000 people filled Glendale’s State Farm Stadium for the tribute, which carried a SEAR level 1 designation coordinated by the Secret Service.
• President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and senior Republican figures delivered overtly political eulogies, with Trump calling Kirk a “martyr for American freedom” and blaming the “radical left.”
• Erika Kirk addressed mourners, said she forgave the alleged shooter, and has assumed leadership of Turning Point USA.
• Security was tightened with a no-bag policy after a man posing as law enforcement was detained near the venue ahead of the service.
• In Utah, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson has been charged with murder, authorities say he cited “hatred” toward Kirk, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty as motive inquiries continue.