GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump and prominent members of his “Make America Great Again” movement were paying tribute Sunday to conservative activist Charlie Kirk , whose slaying has marked a signal moment in America’s fraught political atmosphere.

The memorial service for Kirk, whom Trump credits with playing a pivotal role in his 2024 election victory, drew tens of thousands of mourners, including Vice President JD Vance, senior White House officials and young conservatives shaped by the 31-year-old firebrand.

“We're going to celebrate the life of a great man today,” said Trump, who told reporters he was bracing for a "tough day" as he left the White House for the service in Arizona.

Kirk’s assassination at a Sept. 10 appearance on a Utah college campus has set of

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