Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking to a large crowd at an event at Utah Valley University.

President Trump posted on Truth Social several hours after the shooting, "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife, Erika and family. Charlie, we love you!"

Later in the evening, Trump addressed the nation:

The prominent 31-year-old advocate for Christianity and political conservatism leaves behind his wife, Erika, and two young children.

Erika

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