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'A martyr for truth and freedom'

President Donald Trump issued an address from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening, condemning violent leftist rhetoric and expressing grief over the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk in Utah.

"I am filled with grief and anger at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah," Trump said. "Charlie inspired millions and, tonight, all who knew him and loved him are united in shock and horror."

TO MY GREAT FELLOW AMERICANS… pic.twitter.com/oRsrE5TTHr — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 11, 2025

Kirk, who was 31 years old, was fatally shot in the neck Wednesday afternoon during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, shortly after a member of the audience as

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