By Gary Bauer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Texas Insider Report) — Charlie Kirk’s memorial service was no funeral. It was an hours-long worship service. It was a revival. It was a celebration of faith... It was a tribute to the incredible impact Charlier Kirk made in his all-too-short life.
Two hundred thousand people turned out to attend the memorial. The NFL’s State Farm Stadium had no more room. The NHL’s Desert Diamond Arena was also packed. In addition, more than 100 million people streamed the memorial service.
Charlie’s impact could be seen in the incredible roster of speakers and high-profile attendees who came to honor him: President Trump, Vice President Vance, at least 11 Cabinet members, the director and deputy director of the FBI, Speaker Mike Johnson, multiple members of Congress, Elon Musk, and many others.
In President Donald Trump’s tribute, he connected the assassination to its ultimate target, saying:
“Charlie’s murder was not just an attack on one man or one movement—it was an attack on our entire nation... It was an assault on our most sacred liberties and God-given rights. The gun was pointed at him, but the bullet was aimed at all of us...
“Indeed, Charlie was killed for expressing the very ideas that virtually everyone in this arena, and most other places throughout our country, deeply believe in. But the assassin failed in his quest—because Charlie’s message has not been silenced, it now is bigger and better and stronger than ever before. . .
“The lesson of Charlie’s life is that you should never underestimate what one person can do with a good heart, a righteous cause, a cheerful spirit, and the will to fight, fight, fight... Charlie Kirk started with only an idea to change minds on college campuses, and instead he ended up with a far greater achievement—changing history.”
“Indeed, Charlie was killed for expressing the very ideas that virtually everyone in this arena, and most other places throughout our country, deeply believe in. But the assassin failed in his quest—because Charlie’s message has not been silenced, it now is bigger and better and stronger than ever before. . .
“The lesson of Charlie’s life is that you should never underestimate what one person can do with a good heart, a righteous cause, a cheerful spirit, and the will to fight, fight, fight... Charlie Kirk started with only an idea to change minds on college campuses, and instead he ended up with a far greater achievement—changing history.”
Vice President J.D. Vance issued a call to action:
“For Charlie, we will speak the truth every single day. For Charlie, we will rebuild this United States to greatness. For Charlie, we will never shrink, we will never cower, and we will never falter... For Charlie, we will remember that it is better to stand on our feet defending the United States of America and defending the truth than it is to die on our knees.
“For Charlie, we must remember that he is a hero to the United States of America and he is a martyr for the Christian faith. The evil murderer who took Charlie from us expected us to have a funeral today—and instead, my friends, we have had a REVIVAL and celebration of Charlie Kirk and of his Lord Jesus Christ...
"I have talked more about Jesus Christ in the past two weeks than I have my entire time in public life.”
“For Charlie, we must remember that he is a hero to the United States of America and he is a martyr for the Christian faith. The evil murderer who took Charlie from us expected us to have a funeral today—and instead, my friends, we have had a REVIVAL and celebration of Charlie Kirk and of his Lord Jesus Christ...
"I have talked more about Jesus Christ in the past two weeks than I have my entire time in public life.”
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., recounted a conversation he had with Charlie:
“One of my first conversations with Charlie in July of 2021, we were talking about the risks that all of us take when we challenge ‘interests’—the physical risks—and he asked me if I was scared of dying. I said to him, ‘There are a lot worse things than death, and one of those things is if we lost our constitutional rights in this country and if our children were raised as slaves.
“I said to Charlie, ‘Sometimes the best consolation we can hope for is that we get to die with our boots on.’
"Well, Charlie died with his boots on, and he died to make sure that we didn’t have to undergo those fates that are worse than death.”
“I said to Charlie, ‘Sometimes the best consolation we can hope for is that we get to die with our boots on.’
"Well, Charlie died with his boots on, and he died to make sure that we didn’t have to undergo those fates that are worse than death.”
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., would know in a profound way what that means. His uncle, President John F. Kennedy, and father, Robert F. Kennedy, were assassinated by haters.
Charlie Kirk’s former Chief of Staff Mikey McCoy summed up Charlie’s legacy well when he said:
“Charlie’s assassin thought that he could steal and silence his voice by putting a bullet in his neck. In the words of Soren Kierkegaard,
‘The tyrant dies. His rule is over.
'The martyr dies. His rule has just begun.’”
'The martyr dies. His rule has just begun.’”
The Widow’s Forgiveness & The President’s Justice
Some have criticized Erika Kirk for saying that she forgave her husband’s killer. We should be careful before criticizing a widow of only 11 days.
Think about this, however.
While Erika Kirk was forgiving her husband’s assassin, the killer’s allies continued their hate fest right through yesterday’s memorial service. They expressed contempt for Erika because she loved and married Charlie.
They said her children were better off without a father like him. Some said they couldn’t wait to turn Erika and Charlie’s children into transgenders!
What about President Trump’s remarks? Some have criticized him because he made it clear he could not and would not forgive the murderer as Erika said she had. President Trump’s position is biblical. Donald Trump is not supposed to forgive her husband’s murderer or anyone else’s murderer.
As president, he is at the top of our civil authorities. The Bible is clear that the civil authorities are not called to forgive; they are called to administer justice to those who have violated our laws.
It’s also been noted that after Charlie Kirk was murdered, there were no riots. Actually, there were riots. Multiple vigils for Charlie Kirk were violently interrupted and shut down by leftists attackers.
When thousands gathered in Boston for a vigil honoring Charlie Kirk, leftists showed up and the police shut the vigil down, citing “safety concerns.” Well, what was the concern? It wasn’t the people peacefully remembering Charlie Kirk.
The concern was that the leftists who hated Charlie would become violent.
So, the Left kills one of our leaders, and then they riot when we gather to honor that slain leader.
The Hate Continues
Ilhan Omar was asked on CNN to comment on the “jarring” remarks by so many hateful leftists in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
This was a softball question, a slow pitch she could easily knock out of the park with a simple, graceful statement of sympathy for Charlie’s widow and children.
But Omar is incapable of doing that. She said:
“What I find jarring is that there’s so many people willing to excuse the most reprehensible things that he said, that they agree with that, that they’re willing to have monuments for him, that they want to create a day to honor him, and that they want to produce resolutions in the House of Congress honoring his life and legacy.
“It is one thing to care about his life... But I am not going to sit here and be judged for not wanting to honor any legacy this man has left behind.
"That should be in the dustbin of history, and we should hopefully move on and forget the hate that he spewed every single day.”
“It is one thing to care about his life... But I am not going to sit here and be judged for not wanting to honor any legacy this man has left behind.
"That should be in the dustbin of history, and we should hopefully move on and forget the hate that he spewed every single day.”
A far-left radical in California was arrested for opening fire on a local ABC affiliate because ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
A man went into a New Hampshire country club and opened fire, killing one person, while yelling, “Free Palestine!”
At least a dozen elected Democrats, including a Democrat congressional candidate, physically attacked immigration police making arrests in Chicago.
Finally, California Governor Gavin Newsom held a press conference Saturday promoting a series of bills he just signed into law. Some are blatantly unconstitutional.
As he was bragging about those new laws, his press office issued this statement on social media,
“Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today. You’re welcome, America.”
That was the exact taunt aimed at Charlie Kirk in the weeks leading up to his assassination. What did the governor’s press office mean?
The Secret Service is investigating.
It’s Day 246 of President Trump’s second term. No one has lost their Social Security, Medicare, or veterans’ benefits in spite of constant media and leftist lies.
Gary Bauer is president of American Values. Subscribe to his daily "End of Day Report," and read it here.
