"Tens of thousands of people from across the United States, thousands of them arriving before sunrise, lined up this Sunday to bid farewell to the MAGA youth leader and Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk at the Arizona Cardinals' football stadium in Glendale, on the outskirts of Phoenix. Kirk who was wurdered on September 10 was honored as a martyr for the Christian faith, in the words of Vice President J. D. Vance, and as a martyr for America's freedom (Trump)"
"It served both to demonstrate the extraordinary moment of unity now experienced by the quasi-divine cult that Trump has managed to forge in just a decade thanks in part to Kirk and largely after surviving two assassination attempts himself as well as to show the extent of the confusion in the MAGA rhetoric, caught between politics and the most reactionary version of Christianity."
Tens of thousands of people lined up in Glendale to attend a memorial for Charlie Kirk at the Arizona Cardinals' stadium. Kirk, murdered on September 10, was honored as a martyr for the Christian faith and as a martyr for America's freedom. Nearly the entire U.S. administration attended, including Vice President J. D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Speakers used evangelical language and compared Kirk to Jesus while blending religion with politics. President Trump turned his appearance into a rally, defending policies, attacking opponents, and framing the killing within a broader political narrative that intensified MAGA unity.
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