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EXCLUSIVE: Kyle Rittenhouse spoke with Fox News Digital Sunday about his friendship with Charlie Kirk, a bond that began in 2021, as he attended the conservative activist’s massive memorial service at State Farm Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Rittenhouse — who first connected with Kirk while facing homicide charges that made him a political lightning rod — said he immediately took time off work to grieve the loss of the Turning Point USA founder.

"When Charlie was assassinated, I was on my lunch break at work," Rittenhouse told Fox News Digital Sunday morning. "I just got home to let my dog out. And I went on X, and the first video I saw was my friend being murdered."

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