FILE PHOTO: Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, speaks ahead of a visit by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by the conservative group in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/ File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and called for prayers for him.

"We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has been shot. A great guy from top to bottom," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward; editing by Costas Pitas)