Some called for forgiveness and unity Sunday at Charlie Kirk’s funeral in Arizona. Others called for combat and retribution. But one thing the Republican leaders had in common in their speeches was that the activist’s assassination should be a turning point, the start of a revival for religious conservatives.
Tens of thousands of mourners gathered inside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., Sunday afternoon. Leaders in the MAGA movement, of which Kirk, 31, was a central part, were in attendance, including President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, a number of Cabinet officials and billionaire tech executive Elon Musk.
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Many speakers used their time eulogizing Kirk to also make a renewed argument