Overview

• President Donald Trump did not attend Sunday’s Kennedy Center vigil for Charlie Kirk, returning to the White House during the event after time at his New Jersey club.
• Press secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke on his behalf at the vigil, telling attendees that the president loved Kirk, as dozens of GOP figures, including Speaker Mike Johnson and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., paid tribute.
• The White House confirmed Trump spent the weekend at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster and attended the Hope Through Education gala on Saturday.
• At the gala, Trump was heard referring to suspect Tyler Robinson as a radicalized individual, according to reporting from the event.
• Trump plans to attend Kirk’s Sept. 21 memorial in Arizona, while the investigation continues with Robinson in custody and formal charges reported as imminent.