PHOENIX — President and prominent members of his “Make America Great Again” movement , whose has marked a in America’s fraught political atmosphere.

The memorial service for Kirk, whom Trump credits with playing a pivotal role in his 2024 election victory, is expected to draw tens of thousands of mourners, including Vice President JD Vance, senior White House officials and young conservatives shaped by the 31-year-old firebrand.

“We're going to celebrate the life of a great man today,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House on Sunday morning to make his way to Arizona for the service. “It will be a tough day.”

Kirk’s assassination at a Sept. 10 appearance on a Utah college campus has set off a , decency and in an era of deep political division. The shooting also has stirred f

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