Hundreds of people gathered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Sunday evening for a prayer vigil after Charlie Kirk's murder at Utah Valley University.
Members of Congress and President Donald Trump's cabinet were among those reflecting on Kirk's legacy and how his death is impacting the country.
“The leaders of the nation have been shaken, as have university students and college students and young people all across the country — the ground was shifted beneath us. We all felt it deep, deep,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said. “In spite of that, we remember that our dear friend Charlie would never want us to be overcome by despair.”
While prominent leaders attended the prayer vigil inside the Kennedy Center, people lined up outside, waiting to get in.
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