Memorial Service Honors Charlie Kirk's Legacy and Impact on Conservative Movement and Young Americans

[00:00] As I sat there next to him, student

[00:02] after student approached the debate,

[00:04] often with heated emotions. But Charlie

[00:06] remained cool, calm, and logical. And

[00:08] one by one, no matter how controversial

[00:11] the question was, he would dismantle

[00:13] them with his reasoning. And that's when

[00:16] I realized something. Charlie Kirk did

[00:19] need college. College needed Charlie

[00:21] Kirk.

[00:28] Charlie Kirk has had an impact. From

[00:30] student campuses to the White House,

[00:33] Charlie Kirk has had an impact. So, I

[00:36] got to ask you, if you are in here and

[00:38] you are under the age of 35 and Charlie

[00:42] Kirk touched your life, let's hear you.

[00:49] [Applause]

[01:06] You know, there's a motto going around

[01:08] the Turning Point offices right now, and

[01:11] that's we are all Charlie Kirk now. You

[01:15] are all Charlie Kirk now.

[01:19] How does a 22-year-old become so filled

[01:22] with hate?

[01:24] 5 years earlier, I was told he was a

[01:27] Trump supporter

[01:29] and we sent our kids off to college and

[01:31] they brainwashed him.

[01:34] I am making a plea to mothers out there.

[01:37] Do not send your children into these

[01:39] indoctrination camps. Don't do it. Do

[01:43] not do it.

[01:46] At one moment, that 22-year-old who shot

[01:49] Charlie was a baby in his mother's arms.

[01:53] And by all accounts, those parents did a

[01:55] good job raising him until he was sent

[01:58] off to be brainwashed.

[02:00] We have lived through the most horrific

[02:03] brainwashing campaign in the history of

[02:05] mankind. And I had a conversation once

[02:09] with Charlie where we were talking about

[02:12] the danger that we both face from

[02:15] challenging entrenched interests. And he

[02:19] asked me if I was scared to die. And I

[02:21] said to him, "There's a lot worse things

[02:23] than dying."

[02:25] And one of those

[02:34] chief among those is losing our

[02:37] constitutional rights and and

[02:40] having our children raised in slavery.

[02:44] And

[02:50] I said to him at that time, I said,

[02:52] "Sometimes our only consolation

[02:55] is that we can die with our boots on. We

[02:58] can die fighting for these things."

[03:11] Charlie gave his life

[03:14] so that the rest of us would not have to

[03:17] suffer those fates worse than death.

[03:20] Now it's our job. He's no longer there

[03:23] to lead us to rush in and fill the beer

[03:27] breach and win this battle for our

[03:30] country, for God, and for our families.

[03:33] Thank you.

[03:34] [Applause]

[03:48] Those who are full of anger and

[03:50] hopelessness and hate right now. Some of

[03:52] them protesting outside this hall today.

[03:57] Unfortunately, they do not have the

[03:59] spiritual happiness that Charlie

[04:02] experienced.

[04:04] They're empty. And this is where their

[04:06] anger is coming from. It is their

[04:08] rejection of God, their desire to be

[04:12] God. And therefore, they have made God

[04:14] their enemy.

[04:18] I have hope today

[04:21] that every one of us will do our best

[04:25] to shine the light of God's love in our

[04:28] lives and in our work. That we will

[04:31] treat each other with aloha respect

[04:35] and stand strong and unshakable in the

[04:38] defense of our God-given rights and

[04:40] freedoms.

[04:42] May God bless you all and may God bless

[04:45] this great nation.

[04:54] [Applause]

[04:59] It's such an honor to be here behind a

[05:01] podium. I'm very comfortable behind

[05:02] podiums.

[05:04] And it's really comforting to be around

[05:06] so many good, faithful, God-fearing

[05:10] people at a time when I know we are all

[05:12] still mourning. We're confused. We are

[05:14] angry over the assassination of a

[05:17] legendary American and a friend to so

[05:20] many in this room and so many across the

[05:22] country, Charlie Kirk. The presence of

[05:25] God. And he is a good God. As Erica Kirk

[05:28] so beautifully and powerfully stated, he

[05:31] is a good God. He is clearly present in

[05:33] this room tonight. You can feel the

[05:35] spirit moving and working in this room

[05:37] as we remember Charlie's life and his

[05:39] legacy. I have the honor of going to

[05:42] work every day at the White House as the

[05:44] press secretary for the 47th president

[05:46] of the United States, President

[05:52] [Applause]

[06:04] And I repeat that because I would not be

[06:07] in this position if not for the heroic

[06:10] efforts of Charlie Kirk, who turned the

[06:13] political tide among young people in

[06:15] this country and helped usher in

[06:17] President Trump's historic victory on

[06:19] November 5th, 2024.

[06:22] [Applause]

[06:30] And I know that point has been said over

[06:33] and over by so many over the last few

[06:36] days, but it's because that point is

[06:38] absolutely true. President Trump's win

[06:40] in November was fueled in no small part

[06:43] by the tireless work of Charlie, the

[06:46] Turning Point organization that he built

[06:48] from scratch out of a garage, the true

[06:50] essence of the American dream, and the

[06:52] MAGA movement that he helped so many

[06:55] young people join. The important work

[06:58] that's being done every day right down

[07:00] the street from here at 1600

[07:02] Pennsylvania Avenue that I witness in to

[07:05] restore American greatness. It's

[07:07] happening in large part due to the

[07:09] blood, the sweat, and the tears that

[07:11] Charlie poured into this movement. Not

[07:13] just during the 2024 cycle, but all the

[07:16] way back to the founding of Turning

[07:18] Point 13 years ago. Charlie

[07:21] fundamentally believed in the potential

[07:24] and the promise of so many in this room,

[07:27] young patriotic Americans, and he

[07:30] inspired millions of us across the

[07:32] country to get off the couch and to

[07:34] enter the political arena to fight for

[07:37] our nation's conservative values. And I

[07:40] too was one of those young people. When

[07:42] I launched my campaign for Congress at

[07:45] just 23 years old during the 2022

[07:47] midterm elections, most people in this

[07:50] town, pretty much all of the people in

[07:52] this town of Washington, did not take me

[07:54] seriously. Charlie Kirk, however, did.

[07:58] Charlie and his political pack, Turning

[08:00] Point Action, immediately embraced me

[08:02] with open arms and endorsed my campaign.

[08:05] Charlie personally and his team would

[08:07] check in with me throughout the

[08:08] campaign. They asked how they could

[08:10] help. And when Washington super PACs

[08:12] poured money into the coffers of my

[08:15] opponent's campaigns, Charlie and

[08:17] Turning Point gave more me more to me to

[08:20] help me across the finish line. Charlie

[08:22] and his team flew me out to Arizona to

[08:25] introduce me to some of the biggest

[08:26] donors in Republican politics so I could

[08:28] fuel my race. Charlie welcomed me on

[08:31] stage to speak at the Student Action

[08:33] Summit in Florida, to raise national

[08:35] awareness for my candidacy, and to speak

[08:37] directly to young voters. And when most

[08:41] played it safe and stuck to the business

[08:42] as usual approach of the establishment

[08:44] Republican party that no longer exists,

[08:47] Charlie looked

[08:59] Charlie looked for the outsiders, the

[09:01] upand cominging truth tellers with new

[09:03] ideas who weren't afraid to challenge

[09:05] the status quo, just like President

[09:07] Trump whom he loved so much. And I speak

[09:10] on behalf of the president when I say

[09:12] President Trump loved you, Charlie, so

[09:14] much too.

[09:22] When the president appointed me as White

[09:23] House press secretary, Charlie was one

[09:25] of the first people to reach out and

[09:27] congratulate me with genuine sincerity.

[09:30] I still have that text from him, and I

[09:32] will keep it forever. Charlie Kirk was a

[09:34] maverick, an independent-minded person

[09:36] who had the courage of his convictions.

[09:39] When so many influential voices in our

[09:41] society are brainwashing young people to

[09:44] abandon our faith, to stay single, not

[09:46] to have children, and to bash our

[09:48] country, Charlie Kirk offered us an

[09:51] alternative path. Charlie embraced our

[09:54] Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and

[09:56] proclaimed the gospel boldly and

[09:58] proudly.

[10:08] Charlie preached a message of faith to

[10:10] all who would listen. He encouraged

[10:12] young people to get married and to have

[10:14] children. And as a young person who has

[10:16] done it, I encourage you to do that as

[10:18] well. It is the best thing in life. It

[10:20] is the ultimate legacy that we can leave

[10:22] and our most important mission on this

[10:24] earth. Charlie celebrated American

[10:27] exceptionalism and as you heard from our

[10:29] great speaker of the house, he firmly

[10:31] believed and he proclaimed that America

[10:33] is the greatest country in the history

[10:35] of the world. And that's why

[10:44] and that's why we must continue to fight

[10:46] to protect her. Simply put, Charlie was

[10:50] a beaming light in a world that is so

[10:52] consumed by darkness. It's going to take

[10:55] all of us in this room and all of us

[10:57] across the country to take up Charlie's

[10:59] torch because that's exactly what he

[11:01] would want us to do. We have to lean on

[11:04] our faith, dig in and fight back harder

[11:07] than ever before for the beliefs and the

[11:09] convictions that Charlie Kirk gave his

[11:11] life for. That's how we'll honor his

[11:14] family and that's how we will honor his

[11:15] legacy. If Erica Kirk, God bless her,

[11:18] could speak so powerfully in front of

[11:20] the entire nation just two days after

[11:23] her beloved husband was stolen from her

[11:25] and their two beautiful, precious

[11:28] children, then every single person in

[11:30] this room can rededicate themselves to

[11:32] the righteous cause of keeping America

[11:35] the greatest country in the history of

[11:37] the world.

[11:48] So, as I continue to step before the

[11:51] White House podium, I will continue to

[11:53] pray to our Lord and Savior Jesus

[11:55] Christ. But starting tomorrow, every

[11:57] time I take that podium, I will think of

[11:59] Charlie Kirk. I will remain inspired by

[12:02] his courage and his conviction, and I

[12:04] will continue to speak the truth as

[12:06] Charlie did so well. I will leave you

[12:09] all with a scripture that feels so

[12:10] perfectly written for the time we are

[12:12] in. Romans 12:21.

[12:15] Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome

[12:17] evil with good. We cannot allow evil to

[12:20] prevail in our beautiful country. We

[12:23] must all commit ourselves to doing good.

[12:26] Good for God, good for our families, and

[12:29] good for our nation. In that order, the

[12:31] order that Charlie always spoke about.

[12:33] May God bless you and keep all of you in

[12:35] this room. Thank you.

[12:39] As difficult as it is to do y'all, the

[12:41] Bible that basic instructions before

[12:43] leaving earth, God's word in Matthew

[12:45] 5:43-48,

[12:47] this is King Jesus speaking and he tells

[12:49] us, "You have heard that it was said,

[12:51] you shall love your neighbor and hate

[12:53] your enemy. But I say to you, love your

[12:55] enemies, bless those who curse you, do

[12:58] good to those who hate you, and pray for

[13:00] those who spitefully use you and

[13:02] persecute you, that you may be sons of

[13:04] your father in heaven. For he makes his

[13:07] son rise on the evil and on the good and

[13:09] sends rain on the just and on the

[13:12] unjust. For if you love those who love

[13:14] you, what reward have you? Do not even

[13:16] the tax collectors do the same? And if

[13:18] you greet your brethren only, what do

[13:20] you do more than others? Do not even the

[13:22] tax collectors do so? Therefore, you

[13:25] shall be perfect just as your father in

[13:27] heaven is perfect. Amen.

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