People waving American flags and Trump banners lined a train station parking lot in Bellmore Saturday morning to condemn political violence and remember conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
About 200 people joined the two-hour rally organized by members of the Bellmore Patriots, a pro-President Donald Trump group formed in 2020, in the wake of Kirk's assassination on Wednesday .
As patriotic music played from speakers, a steady stream of passing cars on Sunrise Highway honked in support. While some in attendance followed Kirk, 31, the founder of Turning Point USA , more closely than others, all of those interviewed said his killing came as a shock and an attack on free speech.
"I feel like it's really not even about being left or right," said Heather Liebman, 35, of Commack. "Right n