Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard said on Sunday at the memorial for Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk that “everyone needs to be a warrior like Charlie” to carry on his legacy.

“Charlie lived his life as a warrior, for truth and for freedom, every single day choosing to step into the arena armed with the Constitution, sparring for debate on the battlefield of ideas,” Gabbard said.

“Charlie lived what our Founders envisioned. Freedom the right to speak even when we disagree,” she continued.

“His words were his weapons, he slayed ignorance, he cut through lies and he woke people’s minds, he inspired people’s hearts and imparted wisdom everyday.”

Gabbard said of Kirk, “He chose our schools as his arena… to train our young people to think critically, to debate

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