(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump says Charlie Kirk asked him to save Chicago.

The president addressed tens of thousands of people at the Turning Point USA’s memorial service in Glendale, Arizona Sunday, with millions more watching online.

Trump noted that Kirk was raised in the suburbs of Chicago.

“He was an All-American in everything he did, and one of the last things he said to me was, ‘Please sir, save Chicago.’ We’re going to do that. We’re going to save Chicago from horrible crime,” Trump said.

Kirk was born in Arlington Heights, attended Wheeling High School and started Turning Point USA from a garage in Lemont.

Trump said Kirk was a martyr for American freedom.

“Because while Charlie has been reunited with his creator in heaven, his voice on Earth will echo through

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