4 takeaways from the Charlie Kirk memorial

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : At the close of the service, Trump called Erika Kirk to return onto the stage and hugged her.
57% : Recounting Kirk's life story -- from community college dropout to a leading voice for the young conservative movement -- Trump declared Kirk the "greatest evangelist for American liberty." The final speaker at the service, Trump said he had learned about Kirk's shooting while holding an important meeting in the Oval Office, and had swiftly kicked everyone out. Kirk said many things that provoked a backlash, but Trump said that Kirk had valued debate and "did not hate his opponents."
49% : Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News anchor, briefly spoke from the stage, and several other media figures, including Steve Bannon, who hosts a podcast and has long advised Trump, were also seen there.
49% : " Trump often pivoted to what resembled more of a campaign speech.
47% : Elon Musk was shown chatting briefly with Trump in a box at the stadium, as was Dana White, who leads the mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship.
46% : Stephen Miller, a White House deputy chief of staff and close adviser to Trump, said the service was both about mourning Kirk and "finishing his mission and achieving victory in his name.
40% : And that, Trump said, is where he and Kirk differed.
31% : Vance and Trump were among several speakers who called Kirk a martyr and said they were convinced that his movement would carry on even stronger after his death.
28% : In addition to Trump and Vance, government officials at the service included Marco Rubio, the secretary of state; Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense; Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who leads the Health and Human Services Department; and Kash Patel, the FBI director, who has led the investigation into Kirk's death.
26% : Since Kirk's death, Trump has increasingly tried to crack down on his political opponents and media companies that offer critical coverage.
24% : "I hate my opponent," Trump said, standing behind protective glass on the stage.
24% : And while Erika Kirk forgave her husband's killer, Trump described the man charged in the shooting as a "radicalized, cold-blooded monster.

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