LIVE: Charlie Kirk funeral memorial service
LiveNOW from FOX from State Farm Stadium in Phoenix
The headquarters of Turning Point USA, Kirk’s nonprofit, is based there.
Some of the announced speakers include Erika Kirk, President Donald Trump, and Vice President J.D. Vance.
Funeral services have been announced for Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was assassinated last week during an event at Utah Valley University.
Turning Point USA, the nonprofit Kirk founded in 2012, began to announce details about the service over the weekend:
Charlie Kirk Funeral
A website created in Kirk’s memory, fightforcharlie.com, says the doors will open at 8 a.m. local time to the stadium, with the program beginning at 11 a.m.
Service Details
Turning Point USA has announced remarks will be delivered by Erika Kirk and several high-ranking U.S. administrative figures, including President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance.
Secretaries Marco Rubio, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Pete Hegseth will also speak, as well as Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump Jr., Tucker Carlson, Stephen Miller and Sergio Gor.
Turning Point USA says more names will be announced in the coming days.
For Context
The headquarters of Turning Point USA, Kirk’s nonprofit, are based in Phoenix. His casket was flown back to Arizona by Air Force Two last week.
Vice President JD Vance arrived in Phoenix, Arizona, from Salt Lake City, Utah, to return the body of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk to the town he called home. The Turning Point USA founder, 31, was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University.