Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) mourned Charlie Kirk, who was slain at an event in Utah on Wednesday, with the senator calling the right-wing activist “one of those beacons” who inspired young conservatives across the country.

“He was a leader. He was the Pied Piper," Marshall said in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill” late Wednesday. "When Buddy Holly died, they say the music died. And I feel like, you know, the music died today for this conservative movement."

“And we'll be back,” he continued. “But I really had that feeling that he was like a musician, only it was with his words and his inspiration.”

Marshall stressed the profound impact that Kirk’s death has had on young conservatives, pointing specifically to the young people who work in his Senate office.

“My staff is crushed,”

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