The Arizona memorial service of Charlie Kirk , who was assassinated on Sept. 10 by a 22-year-old gunman, is set to be one of the year’s most notable events in Republican politics.
Kirk was one of the biggest names in MAGA politics thanks to his founding and management of Turning Point USA. Both he and the organization became major players in the reshaping of the GOP establishment into a more extremist entity.
Kirk’s funeral will be held Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, which could attract tens of thousands of Kirk followers and will be attended by a plethora of right-wing figures, including President Donald Trump, who reportedly plans to posthumously award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The list of speakers, announced by Turning Point on Wednesday , reflects the