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President Donald Trump offered his condolences to the Kirk family after announcing that Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk had died after the conservative figure was shot in Utah.

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” Trump said in a social media post on Wednesday. “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!”

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump called for prayers for Kirk, and described him as a “great guy.”

CHARLIE KIRK SHOT AT UTAH EVENT, HOSPITALIZED

“We must all pray for Charlie Kirk, who has

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