Trump Honors Slain TPUSA Founder Charlie Kirk in Powerful AmericaFest Message | DISCUSS

In a special video address broadcast to over 30,000 attendees in Phoenix, President Trump grieved the loss of Charlie Kirk, calling him a “martyr for truth and freedom” who was taken in the prime of his life. “We continue to grieve Charlie’s horrific murder—and as you can see in Phoenix, we carry on this fight with the help of thousands of his fellow warriors,” Trump stated, urging the youth-led movement to turn their "grief into action". The President posthumously awarded Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom this October, labeling him the "leader of historic movements". Kirk’s widow and new TPUSA CEO, Erika Kirk, opened the conference by vowing that the organization would become “10 times greater” through the power of his memory, focusing the group’s political arm on defending Congress and electing JD Vance in 2028.