US President Donald Trump will lead tributes to Charlie Kirk on Sunday at a huge stadium gathering to honor the young right-wing influencer slain in America’s latest spasm of political violence.

As he left the White House to fly out west, Trump said the memorial service aimed “to celebrate the life of a great man. Really a great man.”

He added: “Will be a very interesting day. A very tough day.”

Thousands of people lined up in the pre-dawn dark hoping to get into the 63,000-seat American football stadium hosting the service and honor the young Republican star who was a close ally of the president and is credited with helping him get reelected.

Many wore the red, white and blue of the US flag or caps with Trump’s iconic “Make America Great Again” slogan.

“I look at him as a Christ mart

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