據《衛報》消息，當地時間9月21日，查理·柯克的追悼會在美國亞利桑那州格倫代爾州立農場體育場舉行。美國總統特朗普在現場講話，他稱柯克為“烈士”，並表示對凶手的憎恨。NOW: President Trump says "I HATE my opponent and I DON'T want the best for them" and apologizes to Erika Kirk
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 21, 2025
"That's where I disagreed with Charlie! I'm sorry, Erika. But now Erika can talk to me, and maybe they can convince me that's not right. But I can't STAND my… pic.twitter.com/IrrZZt2AyV
特朗普是最後一位登台演講的人，在數萬人的呼聲中，他高喊：“為了美國，為了查理·柯克！”
特朗普一開始就說：我們國家失去了一位當代最輝煌的人物。“查理·柯克，因說出真相，被一個激進的冷血惡魔殘忍地殺害。他被殘忍地殺害，是由於他為自由和正義、為上帝、為國家、為理性、為常識發聲。”
特朗普和其他許多發言者一樣，稱柯克為“烈士”。他說：柯克的名字“將永遠銘刻在美國最偉大的愛國者史冊上，他將永垂不朽”。
他向柯克的遺孀埃麗卡和他們的孩子們表示哀悼，並稱整個美國都和他們一樣沉浸在“巨大的悲痛”中。
隨後，與柯克的遺孀埃麗卡表現出對凶手的寬恕截然不同，特朗普向人群傳達了憤怒和複仇的信息。
他說：“我恨我的對手，我不希望他們有好結果。我很抱歉。我很抱歉，埃麗卡，但現在你可以跟我和整個團隊談談，也許他們可以說服我，讓我明白這樣做不對，但我受不了對手。”
BEAUTIFUL: President Trump and Erika Kirk just had an emotional moment on stage, singing America The Beautiful, while pointing at Charlie in heaven
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 21, 2025
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President Trump called Charlie Kirk the “greatest evangelist for American liberty” during a memorial service for the slain political figure, joining a parade of speakers who hailed Mr. Kirk as a “martyr” and vowed to carry on his mission to implement an explicitly conservative Christian vision of the United States. The service mixed religious devotion with a raw battle cry intended to galvanize the political movement of the polarizing activist, who was assassinated less than two weeks ago.
Mr. Trump capped an event that began with evangelical music and somber remembrances of Mr. Kirk and steadily progressed into a hard-line political event. The whiplash was most clear in the final two speakers: Minutes after Mr. Kirk’s widow, Erika, urged the crowd to love their enemies as her husband did, Mr. Trump said he could not agree. “I hate my opponent and I don’t want the best for them,” he said, adding “Sorry Erika.”
A crowd of tens of thousands, at times cheering, at others weeping, filled the stadium where the Arizona Cardinals play, in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, to hear remarks from speakers that also included Vice President JD Vance and members of Mr. Trump’s cabinet.
Mr. Trump squarely blamed liberal politics for Mr. Kirk’s death, while members of his administration demonized their ideological opponents. Stephen Miller, a White House deputy chief of staff and close adviser to Mr. Trump, delivered fiery remarks saying that Mr. Kirk’s political enemies “cannot imagine what they have awakened.”
Turning Point USA, the Phoenix-based conservative political group that Mr. Kirk founded when he was 18, organized the event. Ms. Kirk was appointed as chief executive of the group last week.
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Religion and politics: The highest levels of U.S. government and evangelical worship were woven as one at the service. More than just a tribute in the style of Mr. Kirk’s evangelical tradition, the service represented a pinnacle event reflecting the degree to which conservative Christianity had melded with Republican politics in the Trump era. Read more ›
The attendees: The program drew a who’s who of figures from the right, including Trump cabinet members Marco Rubio, the secretary of state; Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary; and Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence. They were joined by the commentator Tucker Carlson and scores of other elected officials and notable conservatives. The billionaire Elon Musk, who had an ugly break with Mr. Trump in June, was also in attendance.
The crowd: Before dawn, huge crowds clogged roads as far as a mile away, spilling into neighborhood streets and forcing police cars and ambulances to drive down the wrong sides of streets to get to their assigned locations. Thousands of people were already gathered outside the stadium in Glendale, Ariz., by 5:30 a.m., some of them praying or singing. A 19,000-seat arena next door was set up to accommodate those who could not fit inside the stadium. Read more ›
The assassination: Mr. Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Sept. 10 as he spoke to students at Utah Valley University. Prosecutors last week filed a murder charge against a 22-year-old man, Tyler Robinson, who officials said had told his romantic partner that he had “had enough” of Mr. Kirk’s “hatred.”
