Lawmakers, Trump administration officials to remember Kirk at Kennedy Center vigil
Source: The Hill
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Lawmakers, Trump administration officials to remember Kirk at Kennedy Center vigil
BY KATIE WADINGTON - 09/14/25 4:02 PM ET
Lawmakers, Trump administration officials and other dignitaries will honor the memory of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk at a vigil on Sunday evening. ... The Kennedy Center will host the D.C. Prayer Vigil at 6 p.m. EDT.
Those attending include House Speaker Mike Johnson, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Republican Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.) and Anna Paulina Luna (Fla.). Arizona state Sen. Jake Hoffman (R) organized the event.
Kirk was fatally shot on Wednesday at a campus event in Utah. /// "The service will be a unifying event focused on prayer, mourning, and celebrating the life, legacy, and memory of Charlie Kirk -- a national treasure whose life was cut far too short," a press release announcing the event reads.
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Early in his second term, Trump remade the Kennedy Center Board and appointed himself board chair. He criticized the institution’s previous programming as “out of control,” arguing it showcased performances with “rampant political propaganda.”
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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/5502967-charlie-kirk-dc-prayer-vigil-kennedy-center/
Hat tip, PoPville
https://www.popville.com/2025/09/tonight-at-6-pm-the-kennedy-center-will-host-a-charlie-kirk-memorial-vigil/
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"Tonight at 6 PM, the Kennedy Center will host a Charlie Kirk Memorial Vigil."
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Published September 14, 2025 at 2:42PM
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Maybe they should taxidermy him and tour the country with him, whipping up MAGA fury at every stop.
Why would you think something like that?
It's a solemn gathering to honor a Great American.
At least that's what a lot of people are saying.
