(Glendale) The whole staff of Trumpism, starting with President Donald Trump and his vice-president JD Vance, meets on Sunday for the tribute ceremony to the ultra-conservative influencer assassinated Charlie Kirk, in a stadium of more than 60,000 places in Arizona.
Charlie Kirk, 31, was assassinated on September 10 of a bullet in the neck while he was animating a debate on a university campus in Utah, in the west of the country, a drama which rekindled the deep American political fractures.
His alleged murderer, Tyler Robinson, 22, explained his act with his relatives by the “hatred” conveyed according to him by Charlie Kirk, revealed the local authorities.
Figure of the right Maga (“Make America Great Again”), Charlie Kirk used his millions of subscribers on social networks and his interventions in universities to defend Donald Trump and disseminate his nationalist, Christian and traditionalist ideas with youth.
“I’m going to talk about great things he has done. He was breathtaking. He had a great influence. For such a young man, he did a great job, “Donald Trump told journalists on Sunday morning when he left for Arizona.
“Ten years ago, these universities were dangerous places for the conservatives. But now the conservatives are trendy, they are very trendy, ”he said.
The American president, his vice-president, very close to Charlie Kirk, but also Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Minister of Defense Pete Hegseth, the eldest son of Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr, or even the ultra-conservative commentator Tucker Carlson must speak during this tribute, from 11 am local.
Photo Luis M. Alvarez, Associated Press
US President Donald Trump with Air Force Colonel Christopher Mr. Robinson
His widow Erika Kirk, who takes up the torch at the head of her youth organization Turning Point USA, will also be addressed to the assistance in the Glendale Farm Stadium Stadium, with a capacity of 63,000 places, extensible to more than 73,000.
“Martyr”
Even before sunrise, thousands of people, sometimes from afar, line up to honor the memory of this icon of Trumpism.
If the bags were prohibited for security issues, many in the crowd took care to dress in the colors of the American flag, according to the instructions of the organizers, wear red caps “Make America Great Again” or “I am Charlie Kirk”.
“I see him as a martyr for Christ,” said AFP Monica Mireles, a 44 -year -old Texan who led a dozen hours to attend the ceremony.
“He was the perfect example of that we should do as Christians, be courageous and make our voice heard. It is so sad that he was silenced, “said this nurse of Mexican origin who adhered” 100 % “to her anti -avoly speech and against illegal immigration.
Even before the identification or arrest of the alleged murderer, the American president, who recognized the role of Charlie Kirk in his election in November 2024, described him as “martyr of truth and freedom” and incriminated the rhetoric of the “radical left”.
In Phoenix, in front of the siege of Turning Point USA, Patti Peteque, a retirement policewoman 53 years old who was more than 5 hours drive from Los Angeles, red cap “Make America Great Again” screwed on his head, said a message of unit to AFP on Saturday.
“I just hope that a little good will come out of all this, that people will be more tolerant and more willing to accept dialogue, debate and discussion,” she said this republican voter.
The White House expressed this week its intention to repress what it describes as “interior terrorism” on the left following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Donald Trump then announced to classify as “terrorist” organization the “anti -fas” movement, which brings together far left groups claiming to be anti -fascism, without explaining the legal consequences of this decision.
