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President Donald Trump closed the week mourning the loss of life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and honoring those that had been misplaced within the 9/11 terrorist assaults.
Kirk, 31, was assassinated throughout his “American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley College on Wednesday. His loss of life comes a 12 months after two assassination makes an attempt in opposition to Trump.
“To my fellow People, I’m full of grief and anger on the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk on a university campus in Utah,” Trump stated in a video tackle to the nation on Wednesday, hours after saying Kirk’s loss of life.
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Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley College on Sept. 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah, previous to the assassination. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Pictures)
“Charlie impressed hundreds of thousands and tonight, all who knew him and beloved him are united in shock and horror,” Trump stated. “Charlie was a patriot who devoted his life to the reason for open debate and the nation that he beloved a lot, the USA of America. He fought for liberty, democracy, justice and the American folks. He’s a martyr for reality and freedom, and there’s by no means been anybody who was so revered by youth.”
Trump stated in an interview with “Fox & Associates” on Friday that an arrest had been made in reference to Kirk’s assassination, and Utah officers confirmed the suspect as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.
“I hope he’ll be discovered responsible, I might think about. And I hope he will get the loss of life penalty,” Trump stated Friday. “What he did, Charlie Kirk was the best particular person, he did not deserve this. He labored so onerous and so nicely. All people preferred him.”
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Charlie Kirk greets President Donald Trump throughout the Turning Level USA Pupil Motion Summit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. (Chris Kleponis/Pool by way of Bloomberg)
Trump additionally commemorated the twenty fourth anniversary of the 9/11 terror assaults on the Pentagon and in New York Metropolis on Thursday. Trump, together with first girl Melania Trump, visited the Pentagon on Thursday morning to recollect the two,977 lives misplaced within the assaults.
“This morning, we recall the sunshine of America’s greatest and bravest and the love that they confirmed of their last moments,” Trump stated.
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President Donald Trump talks with Aaron Decide #99 of the New York Yankees within the locker room earlier than a baseball recreation in opposition to the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 11, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Alex Brandon – Pool/Getty Pictures)
Late on Thursday, Trump headed to New York and visited the Yankees residence clubhouse, earlier than being seated in a collection by the third base facet with Yankees crew proprietor Hal Steinbrenner and president Randy Levine. “USA” chants broke out earlier than and after the anthem on the recreation.
Trump hasn’t attended a baseball recreation because the 2021 World Collection.
Fox Information’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.
