{"id":2488765,"date":"2025-09-19T16:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kirks-is-a-maga-state-funeral-not-about-unity-but-victory-steve-bannon\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:39:14","slug":"kirks-is-a-maga-state-funeral-not-about-unity-but-victory-steve-bannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kirks-is-a-maga-state-funeral-not-about-unity-but-victory-steve-bannon\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirk\u2019s is a \u2018MAGA state funeral&#8217; not about unity but &#8216;victory&#8217;: Steve Bannon"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fkirks-is-a-maga-state-funeral-not-about-unity-but-victory-steve-bannon%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=2488765&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 discusses the upcoming stadium-sized funeral for Charlie Kirk, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prominent conservative youth leader<\/a> and founder of Turning Point USA, held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The event, attended by up to 100,000 people including former President donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, is described by Trump insider Steve Bannon as a &#8220;MAGA state funeral&#8221; focused on celebrating kirk&#8217;s contributions to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-joins-conservative-youth-organization-as-presidential-scholar-will-launch-podcast\/\" title=\"Pence Joins Conservative Youth Organization As Presidential Scholar, Will Launch Podcast\">conservative youth movement<\/a> rather than promoting national unity. Bannon emphasized that reconciliation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-6-best-bets-for-conservative-friendly-entertainment-this-summer\/\" title=\"The 6 Best Bets for Conservative-Friendly Entertainment this Summer\">left-wing critics<\/a>, who have openly disparaged Kirk and his legacy, is unlikely. The funeral is expected to underscore the ongoing political and cultural battles on college campuses and within the broader American conservative movement.<\/p>\n<p>The article also highlights concerns from law enforcement and security experts about possible violent protests and counter-protests linked to the funeral, noting heightened tensions following Kirk&#8217;s assassination on a Utah university campus.Left-wing figures, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have publicly criticized kirk&#8217;s views and legacy, deepening political divisions. Legal experts warn that the emotional nature of the event may trigger confrontations between conservative supporters and liberal students or activists. the funeral is portrayed as a highly charged political event centered on &#8220;victory&#8221; for the MAGA movement rather than unity or reconciliation. <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\">Kirk&rsquo;s is a &lsquo;MAGA state funeral&rsquo; not about unity but &lsquo;victory&rsquo;: Steve Bannon<\/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_2235219\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sunday&rsquo;s stadium-sized funeral for popular conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk is expected to be a reaffirmation of the Make America Great Again movement started by President Donald Trump and not a national unity event to reach out to critics, according to some close to Kirk&rsquo;s group.<\/p>\n<p>Turning Point USA is expected to fill State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, with up to 100,000 people to hear Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and several members of their administration speak out on behalf of Kirk and his part in the MAGA movement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3813631\/charlie-kirk-slaying-wake-up-call-pushing-maga-back-to-trump\/\">Kirk slaying a &lsquo;wake-up&rsquo; call pushing MAGA back to Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3811950\/incredible-ronald-reagan-campaign-relic-for-sale-235000-dollars-1980-debate-notes\/\">Incredible Reagan campaign relic for sale: $235,000<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3811328\/nearly-9-in-10-expect-more-political-violence-blame-hot-rhetoric\/\">Nearly 9 in 10 expect more political violence, blame hot rhetoric<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump insider Steve Bannon said on Friday that the event is being considered a &ldquo;MAGA state funeral,&rdquo; focused entirely on what Kirk&rsquo;s groups did to build the base of conservative youth voters and challenge Leftist indoctrination on college campuses.<\/p>\n<p>But a national unity event it won&rsquo;t be, he said. The reason is simple: It is impossible to join with left-wing politicians such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who have attacked Kirk&rsquo;s legacy and activists who cheered Kirk&rsquo;s assassination on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SSS EP 545 MAGA STATE FUNERAL\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5rj6wtcmOMo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Discussing Sunday&rsquo;s funeral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/seanmspicer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sean Spicer Show,<\/a> Bannon said, &ldquo;This is not a moment of national unity. The MAGA state funeral on Sunday will not be a unifying moment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He said, &ldquo;The people that are mocking Charlie Kirk and the people that are mocking his children and the people that are skipping around that he&rsquo;s dead, you can&rsquo;t unify with that, and that&rsquo;s fine. I&rsquo;m not whining about it, but I say don&rsquo;t look for unity. We are about victory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bannon called Kirk a modern-day historical figure and said the funeral will be talked about for decades.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; WTF?! &ldquo;Protestors&rdquo; in New York City are BLOCKING ROADS and screaming &ldquo;F*** CHARLIE KIRK&rdquo; in Times Square<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was a RACIST,&rdquo; one of the degenerates screamed<\/p>\n<p>A STRAIGHT UP LIE being pushed by Democrats<\/p>\n<p>These people are SICK <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oxZIyvevEa\">pic.twitter.com\/oxZIyvevEa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1968840070883877233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had the opportunity to work with Andrew Breitbart and Charlie Kirk, and both of those are generational talents. They cannot be replaced. And people run around trying to replace them, you&rsquo;re just wasting your time. These guys come along once a generation,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The event is also drawing the attention of law enforcement and security experts who are concerned that it will lead to violent protests and clashes on college campuses where Turning Point USA has organized.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was: a man who believed that the Civil Rights Act that granted Black Americans the right to vote was a &ldquo;mistake,&rdquo; who after the violent attack on Paul Pelosi claimed that &ldquo;some amazing patriot out there&rdquo; should bail out his assailant, and&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zm6kxIxLZk\">https:\/\/t.co\/zm6kxIxLZk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1969074559602110509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>George Washington University Law Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3807869\/charlie-kirk-slaying-revives-push-tighter-campus-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Banzhaf<\/a> told Secrets that he expects both sides to feed off the funeral and <a href=\"http:\/\/prsync.com\/george-washington-university\/disruptions-likely-this-weekend-from-kirk-fallouts----the-impacts-his-death-and-related-events-are-likely-to-trigger-4940184\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">possibly become violent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many, although Kirk advocated against violence, will probably want to &lsquo;get even,&rsquo; &lsquo;avenge his death,&rsquo; &lsquo;stand up for Charlie,&rsquo;&rdquo; he suggested.<\/p>\n<p>And protests sparked by Kirk&rsquo;s murder are &ldquo;likely to trigger counter protests by organizations and students who lean to the left, especially since surveys have demonstrated that most students (and also faculty) at major universities identify as liberal, progressive, or even radical,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/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>Kirk&#8217;s funeral is a &#8216;MAGA victory,&#8217; not unity event: Bannon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2488766,"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\/09\/Kirk-Funeral-Bannon.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[28367,5656,63712,32102,7621],"class_list":["post-2488765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-kirks","tag-maga","tag-state-funeral","tag-steve-bannon","tag-victory"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirk-Funeral-Bannon.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488765","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2488765"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2488769,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2488765\/revisions\/2488769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2488766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2488765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2488765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2488765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}