Trump needs ‘comforting’ ahead of Charlie Kirk memorial speech; shares warm moment with son
President Donald Trump seemed emotional and needed some ‘comforting’ at Charlie Kirk’s funeral service, where he was scheduled to speak on Sunday. And his son, Eric, stood with him and rubbed the 79-year-old’s back, photos from the State Farm Stadium in Glendale showed. The father-son moment from the memorial quickly went viral on social media.
Donald Trump and his son Eric at Charlie Kirk’s funeral service on Sunday(X/Margo Martin)
“Eric Trump comforts his father as he reflects on the life and legacy of the man who helped return him to the White House, keeping out of prison and allowing him to save America,” one person reacted to a photo posted by special assistant to the president and communications advisor Margo Martin.
Charlie Kirk Funeral Live Updates
President Trump was among the several notable speakers at Charlie Kirk’s funeral service. The event was being held in Glendale, days after the conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder was assassinated at a Utah Valley University event.
“We’re going to celebrate the life of a great man today,” Trump told reporters before heading to Arizona.
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Charlie Kirk funeral service: List of speakers
According to a post on X by Turning Point USA, speakers at Kirk’s memorial service include:
Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow
President Donald Trump
Vice President JD Vance
Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff
Marco Rubio, secretary of state
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of health and human services
Pete Hegseth, secretary of war
Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence
Donald Trump Jr., son of President Trump
Tucker Carlson, former talk show commentator on Fox News
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staf
Sergio Gor, U.S. ambassador to India nominee
On Monday, VP JD Vance spoke about Kirk’s assassination.
“Focused anger, righteous anger, directed for a just cause is one of the most important agents of change in human history,” he said on what had been Kirk’s podcast. “And we are going to channel all of the anger that we have over the organized campaign that led to this assassination to uproot and dismantle these terrorist networks.”
