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Exclusive – Exclusive: The second family will fly to Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, September 11 to visit Charlie Kirk’s family and many close friends.
The 31-year-old American Turning Point founder was fatally shot dead while speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
Sources say Kirk’s coffin will likely be on Thursday night with his family and friends in the Second Air Force flight to Phoenix, Arizona.
The U.S. Turn Point is headquartered in Phoenix. Friends and followers gathered at the headquarters for a vigil on Wednesday night.
Vice President JD Vance shared Kirk’s profound personal memory in a lengthy post on X in recognition of his late friend a courage, faith and profound loyalty.
Sources say Charlie Kirk’s coffin will fly to Phoenix, Arizona in the Second Air Force. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Kirk is Vance’s close confidant both personally and politically. Their friendship extends from early skepticism Donald Trump in 2016 The height of the campaign trail by 2024.
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Vance’s candid social media reflection made Kirk’s influence rare, not only on the conservative movement, but on the formation of the Trump rave team.
Vice President JD Vance shared Kirk’s profound personal memory in a lengthy post on X in recognition of his late friend a courage, faith and profound loyalty. (Drew Angerer)
“Charlie was one of the first people I wanted to call when I ran for the Senate in early 2021,” Vance wrote. “From strategy to fundraising to the grassroots of the movement he knew very well, we introduced it all.
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Kirk is a long-time advocate for young people in the conservative movement, and Vance has been described as key in President Trump’s decision-making process in 2024.
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Jasmine Baehr of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
