Phoenix: Matthew Monfore and Steve Morse drove 19 hours from Jefferson City, Missouri, across the dead centre of America to Phoenix, Arizona, to say goodbye to Charlie Kirk.

The two friends headed straight for the headquarters of Kirk’s campaign organisation, Turning Point USA, where thousands have come to lay flowers, photos, flags and Bibles in tribute to their slain hero.

“You feel anger, you feel sadness, you feel shock at it – like, is this even real?” says Monfore, who volunteered for Turning Point at college campuses in California.

“When you’re turning on that screen or social media feed, and Charlie’s gone, it’s permanent. You’re not going to see any new content. So it’s good to be here with people that are feeling the same thing that you are. And it’s not just a screen. It’s p

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