GLENDALE, Ariz. (NewsNation) — U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., eulogized conservative activist Charlie Kirk during his memorial service Sunday in Glendale, Arizona. Luna, who once worked for Kirk at Turning Point USA, compared the late media personality to former President George Washington.

“Today, we honor a patriot whose love of this nation burns as brightly as the founding fathers during the birth of our republic. Like George Washington, who sacrificed his peaceful life at Mount Vernon to lead a militia and a small army against the mightiest empire on Earth, risking everything his fortune, his family, his very life to secure liberty for generations unborn.”

The memorial service for Kirk, whom President Donald Trump credits with playing a pivotal role in his 2024 election victory

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