People listen as Erika Kirk speaks at a memorial for her late husband conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher)
People filled the 63,400-seat State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, to remember the life of conservative leader Charlie Kirk, with millions of others watching worldwide.
They began lining up before dawn to secure a spot inside the stadium west of Phoenix, where Kirk’s Turning Point USA organization is based. Security was tight and speakers delivered their tributes from behind bullet-proof glass.
President Donald Trump was one of those who spoke. He praised Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” for freedom as he and other prominent conservatives gathered this evening to honor the slain c