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President Donald Trump revealed on Friday that the murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk was like a “son” to him.
Trump described the 31-year-old American Turn-around founder in an interview with Fox and Friends.
“You know, Don said to me, ‘He’s kind of like a son.’
In a recent Fox News interview, President Trump praised the values and influence of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (Bloomberg/Getty; Joe Red/Getty)
Kirk was shot dead in Wednesday’s opening match.The American comeback journey“Hold at Utah Valley University. Kirk was assassinated in front of hundreds of listeners, many of whom were college students.
Trump, in an interview with Fox News, suggested that investigators might have a suspect in custody, saying: “I think we have a high degree of certainty, we have him.” He added: “Essentially, people who know him sent him in.”
Later in the morning, a press conference including Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed Suspicious Tyler Robinson is in custody kill.
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Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk distributed Maga Hats to the public at a TPUSA event in California on May 1, 2025. (Michael Ho Wai Lee/sopa image/Lightrocket via Get Tomage)
Trump continued, talking about Kirk’s huge impact on the conservative movement in the United States, especially among young people.
“I’ve never seen a young man or any group go to find someone like Charlie. He’ll go to Arizona, any school, Utah – where he’s in – but any school … and he’ll have a bigger rally than any radical left speaker, and it’s killing them.”
“No, he’s an incredible talent, but it’s not really talent. He really believes in it. He just believes in it. He loves young people. He wants to help young people, but he is not worth it. ”
Elsewhere, Trump described talking to Kirk’s wife Erika, saying she was “destroyed.”
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US Turnaround Founder Charlie Kirk speaks before 2024, speaking at the Turnaround Summit of Believers, following a speech by Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump on July 26, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Reuters/Marco Bello)
The president added that Kirk’s organization plans to continue to keep its own costs.
“But between the destruction, they want to continue the turning point,” he said.
“He’s a great guy and he has to end that way,” Trump said. “But you know, in many ways, he’s bigger now because of what happened.”
The president also praised Charlie Kirk’s conservative beliefs and said: “His is basically good. Family – he talks about family – he talks about, ‘Marry. Marriage.
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“It’s a pity that the sound was stopped.”
