Mourners gather for Charlie Kirk's memorial service in Arizona: Live updates N'dea YanceyBragg, USA TODAY September 21, 2025 at 6:05 AM 0 Mourners gather for Charlie Kirk's memorial service in Arizona: Live updates Mourners including President Donald Trump are preparing to honor the life of prominen...
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY September 21, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Mourners gather for Charlie Kirk's memorial service in Arizona: Live updates
Mourners including President Donald Trump are preparing to honor the life of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 31, at a memorial service in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday.
Kirk, a close ally of the Trump administration and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated earlier this month while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. His death sparked an outpouring of grief and anger from the highest levels of government including Vice President JD Vance, who accompanied his coffin as Air Force Two transported his body home to Arizona, where Kirk lived with his wife, Erika, and two children.
Turning Point USA, which advocates for conservative politics on high school and college campuses, invited members of the public to don their "Sunday Best," specifically red, white or blue, for Kirk's memorial service at State Farm Stadium. Trump, Vance and other top administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, are expected to be among those in attendance.
"Charlie's life was short, but it was full. It was defined by truth, anchored in faith, and devoted to the country he loved," the organization's tribute to its co-founder reads. "His legacy will endure for generations."
Erika Kirk waves to supporters who gathered to watch as a motorcade escorted the body of Charlie Kirk to Hansen Mortuary Chapel in Phoenix, Ariz., on Sept. 11, 2025.
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Erika Kirk waves to supporters who gathered to watch as a motorcade escorted the body of Charlie Kirk to Hansen Mortuary Chapel in Phoenix, Ariz., on Sept. 11, 2025.
When is Charlie Kirk's memorial service?
Doors are expected to open at 8 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST), according to Turning Point USA, and the program is planned to begin at 11 a.m. MST.
Who is attending Charlie Kirk's memorial service?
Turning Point USA invited members of the public to attend the memorial service on a "first come, first serve" basis. Several high profile figures are also expected to attend and deliver remarks.
Here's the the list of people expected to speak:
President Donald Trump
Vice President JD Vance
Erika Kirk
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard
Donald Trump Jr.
Tucker Carlson
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller
U.S. Ambassador to India nominee Sergio Gor
Contributing: Amaris Encinas, Natalie Neysa Alund
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