"Donald Trump had just been in town for a huge rally, during which Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.-a surprise guest-endorsed him. Gold streamers made to look like they were on fire exploded from the stage. Many in the crowd were there to see Kirk, who spoke first. "You know you are part of something bigger than yourself," he said. "You are part of the most exciting, diverse, powerful movement in the history of this country." He went on, "This movement is about all of us against them.""
""People warned him, 'Hey, Charlie, you're the most exposed person than anybody in this movement,' " Steve Bannon said on his streaming show. "Charlie Kirk's a casualty of war. We're at war in this country." On the House floor, Speaker Mike Johnson interrupted votes to hold a moment of silence for Kirk. Lauren Boebert shouted that they should be praying out loud: "Silent prayers get silent results.""
Charlie Kirk led Turning Point Action and organized high-energy political events that drew large crowds, including a Phoenix rally featuring Donald Trump and a surprise endorsement from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kirk used combative, us-versus-them rhetoric, telling supporters they were part of 'the most exciting, diverse, powerful movement' and 'about all of us against them.' Supporters celebrated at an Inauguration Eve party while also worrying about campaign dangers. After Kirk was assassinated onstage in Utah, figures like Steve Bannon framed the killing as evidence of a national 'war,' and congressional members observed moments of silence and blamed political opponents. A brief vigil took place at St. Joseph's; a Senate staffer had learned of it by email.
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