Charlie Kirk’s pastor was speaking as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was looking for his seat. Days earlier, the Health and Human Services Secretary had described Kirk at a vigil as his soulmate and spiritual brother, noting that the 31-year old conservative heavyweight brokered his key unification with Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. In a 73,000-capacity Arizona football stadium, Godspeak Calvary Church’s Rob McCoy assessed Kirk’s rise, imagining himself speaking to his late congregant.

“Since the president has gotten elected,” McCoy said, with the audience of Kirk faithfuls silently listening in, “your stock has gone through the stratosphere.”

Pastor Rob McCoy speaks during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Attendees fill the

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