Trump Praises Kirk: The 'Martyr for American Freedom'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : Trump remembered how when the results came through, Charlie "was overcome with emotion...
73% : " Trump promised that "his voice on earth will echo through the generations," and thanked Charlie's widow Erika, promising to work for her and her children to create "a land where there father is honored and revered as a great American hero."
73% : As Trump stated, Charlie "in his 31 years [did] than most people...can bring in a lifetime."
57% : Charlie also urged Trump to take notice of JD Vance.
56% : And while "it is agonizing and unthinkable to say goodbye to a patriot whose heart still had so much to give," Trump said, we must carry on his work.
55% : " Trump praised the faith of the crowd, labeling it "like an old time revival."
55% : Therefore, Trump said, "you should never underestimate what one man can do with ...a righteous spirit" and "the will to fight, fight, fight." While Charlie Kirk "started with only an idea," Trump added, he ended up "changing history."
51% : TPUSA under Trump's leadership became "a juggernaut of American politics," and "Charlie didn't just bring young people into the movement," he delivered a historic number of young votes for Trump in 2024.
50% : " The marvel was that "within minutes of the gunshot in Utah millions of Americans young and old dropped to their knees" to pray for Charlie, Trump said.
48% : For instance, Trump recalled that one of Charlie's last messages was, "Please sir, save Chicago," which Trump aims to do.
45% : Trump said that when Kirk was assassinated, he ordered some very important people out of the Oval Office to focus on Charlie.
42% : Leftist violence is a growing threat, which Trump plans to address.
40% : Trump said he would usually object, then often agree, because "you never wanted to let Charlie down, he worked so hard" and "he made me feel guilty...he always gave more than he took." Not only that, but "no one was too small for him to notice," and Kirk even agreed to appear on a fourth grader's podcast!
38% : " Trump urged everyone to think how twisted must be the "soul of a man who would kill a man like Charlie," so charitable and good.
37% : " Trump marveled at the hypocrisy of people who claim preferred pronouns are morally necessary but "were filled with glee at the murder of a young father."
37% : And as Trump stood with his arms around Erika Kirk, facing that stadium, one could not doubt that he will try to carry on the legacy that Charlie Kirk left to him.
35% : Trump described Charlie as "actually a master builder, a master builder of people...it was Charlie who stood up for persecuted Jews and Christians," who fought censorship, who "helped unite MAGA" and created the union of Robert F. Kennedy's health movement with MAGA.
33% : But "the more success Charlie had," Trump said, "the more dangerous his mission became."
31% : Charlie Kirk, Trump continued, "was violently killed because he spoke for reason and for justice," and "he argued brilliantly without apology."
29% : When Trump makes an important health announcement, he "will be missing
22% : America is now "a nation in grief, a nation in shock," Trump began, because it "was robbed of one of the giants of our nation."
22% : With a flash of humor, Trump admitted, "that's where I disagree with Charlie, I hate my opponent."
21% : Trump declared that "none of us will forget Charlie Kirk, and neither now will history."

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