United States President Donald Trump and his supporters have paid tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Arizona with speeches laden with religious and patriotic themes.

Trump described the cofounder of the conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA as a martyr . Other speakers compared Kirk’s legacy to Jesus, Moses, George Washington and American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, in stark contrast to critics who say he held racist, Islamophobic and misogynistic positions in life.

Kirk was assassinated on September 10, while speaking at an open-air event at Utah Valley University, by a gunman positioned on a nearby rooftop. Prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old man, Tyler Robinson, with the murder.

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