The assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk hasn't slowed his conservative youth movement -- rather, it has energized it.

"What happened ignited something in me. Like, he let down the flag, I've got to pick it up and carry it," 16-year-old Kieran Owen told AFP.

The Virginia high school student was among 2,500 people attending a Turning Point USA event on Wednesday evening at Virginia Tech University, four hours outside Washington.

"We are Charlie," the crowd chanted. Some attendees wore red caps with President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan, others doffing white ones with "47" reflecting his current White House term.

On each seat, organizers had placed a poster featuring a portrait of Kirk against the backdrop of the American flag.

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