(NewsNation) — As police ramp up security ahead of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s funeral on Sunday, a growing trend of political violence in the U.S. is being called into question.

Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on September 10. The 31-year-old’s service is expected to draw President Donald Trump and other high-profile officials to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, prompting security measures comparable to those used during Super Bowl LVII.

Qanta Ahmed, a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum, told NewsNation that a clear split in American society will be on display during the funeral.

“We’re going to see this terrible split in response. One where we are revering it and we are weeping, and

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