{"id":2485499,"date":"2025-09-11T18:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T22:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-attend-charlie-kirks-funeral\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T18:53:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T22:53:53","slug":"trump-to-attend-charlie-kirks-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-attend-charlie-kirks-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to attend Charlie Kirk&#8217;s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-attend-charlie-kirks-funeral%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2485499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that former President Donald Trump announced he will attend the funeral of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, following his planned trip to the United Kingdom next week.Trump mentioned the funeral is expected to take place in Arizona and expressed feeling an obligation to attend. Kirk, aged 31, was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University. Trump described the suspected killer as an &#8220;animal&#8221; and noted that law enforcement is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >making notable progress<\/a> in the investigation. The FBI has released a photo of a person of interest and offered a $100,000 reward. Trump also posthumously awarded Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, praising him as a great man, especially in his work with youth. Vice President JD Vance has canceled a planned event to accompany Kirk&#8217;s casket from Utah to Arizona. kirk is survived by his wife and two children. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">President Trump says he will attend Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s funeral<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2227348\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> said he would attend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>&lsquo;s funeral after he returns from a preplanned trip to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Kingdom<\/a> next week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe it&rsquo;s in Arizona,&rdquo; Trump said on Thursday when asked about the funeral arrangements for the conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve asked me to go, and I think I have an obligation to.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3803480\/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-casket-air-force-two-family-friends\/\">Vance to fly with Charlie Kirk&#8217;s casket on Air Force Two with his family and friends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3802739\/trump-honor-charlie-kirk-posthumous-presidential-medal-of-freedom\/\">Trump to honor Charlie Kirk with posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3802654\/vance-remembers-true-friend-charlie-kirk-heartfelt-tribute\/\">Vance pays tribute to &#8216;true friend&#8217; Charlie Kirk and cancels 9\/11 trip to fly to Utah<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump said he was &ldquo;hearing&rdquo; the funeral would be scheduled next weekend, presumably after he returns from abroad. During his three-day visit to the UK, Trump will meet with King Charles and Queen Camilla, along with the Prince and Princess of Wales. He will also meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3801410\/charlie-kirk-utah-valley-university-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CHARLIE KIRK DEAD AFTER BEING SHOT AT UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY EVENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump told reporters that law enforcement was making &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pope-leo-urges-peace-deal-in-ukraine-war-ahead-of-trump-zelensky-meeting\/\" title=\"Pope Leo urges peace deal in Ukraine war ahead of Trump-Zelensky meeting\">big progress&#038;rdquo<\/a>; toward finding Kirk&rsquo;s killer, whom he called an &ldquo;animal.&rdquo; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiro-vows-to-pick-up-that-blood-stained-microphone-where-charlie-left-it\/\" title=\"Ben Shapiro vows to &#039;pick up that blood-stained microphone where Charlie left it&#039;\">unidentified gunman shot<\/a> the 31-year-old Kirk while he was speaking at the Utah Valley University campus on Wednesday. The FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3803227\/fbi-photo-person-of-interest-charlie-kirk-killing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">released a photo<\/a> on Thursday of a &ldquo;person of interest&rdquo; and offered a $100,000 award.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &ndash; President Donald Trump shakes hands with moderator Charlie Kirk, during a Generation Next White House forum at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An older model Mauser .30-06 caliber bolt action rifle<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/charlie-kirk-shooting-fbi-appeals-tips-manhunt-continues\/story?id=125469211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> was recovered<\/a> by law enforcement in a wooded area of campus, but a manhunt is underway for the male suspect who fled from the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The president appeared to suggest that a motive has been determined for the killing.&rdquo;I have an indication,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Yeah, but we&rsquo;ll let you know about that later.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Thursday, Trump awarded Kirk the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3802739\/trump-honor-charlie-kirk-posthumous-presidential-medal-of-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3801483\/charlie-kirk-tributes-prayers-trump-vance-utah-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP AND VANCE LEAD MOURNING AFTER CHARLIE KIRK KILLED IN UTAH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Charlie Kirk was a great person, a great man, great in every way, especially with youth,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3803480\/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-casket-air-force-two-family-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">canceled a planned 9\/11<\/a> event in New York City on Thursday to travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Kirk&rsquo;s casket will fly on Air Force Two from Utah to Phoenix, Arizona, later Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk is survived by his wife, Erika, and two children. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump will attend Charlie Kirk&#8217;s funeral after UK trip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3421,"featured_media":2485500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25237620384742.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[44291,50911,3634],"class_list":["post-2485499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-charlie-kirk","tag-funeral-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25237620384742.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3421"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2485499"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2485503,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485499\/revisions\/2485503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2485500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2485499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2485499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2485499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}