Charlie Kirk will be mourned in a massive public memorial in Phoenix, Ariz., on Sunday. With U.S. President Donald Trump and other top U.S. officials attending, the event is expected to bring significant security concerns.

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Supporters of Charlie Kirk have assembled outside the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, where Kirk worked, to pay tribute following his passing. The site has become a focal point for mourners, with people traveling from various parts of the United States to participate in the memorial activities and express their condolences to the Kirk family.

Donald Trump is expected to attend the public memorial service, which has drawn significant attention and prompted local churches to offer livestreams for those unable to secure a seat. Attendees have discussed Kirk's legacy, particularly his advocacy for free speech, and addressed recent controversies, including the removal of Jimmy Kimmel from the air. Support services and prayer groups have also been organized to support those in attendance.

Thousands set to attend Charlie Kirk's public memorial

We are in Phoenix, Arizona, outside the Turning Point USA headquarters. That is where Charlie Kirk worked from. That was his political advocacy group. And this has become the memorial site for people who would like to mourn Charlie Kirk together. They gather here to be with one another, to express condolences. Just over my shoulder here, you can see at any given time, there are dozens, maybe a few hundred people here, but there's a massive memorial. There are American flag balloons. You've got flowers. You've got homemade signs, all being placed here in Charlie Kirk's memory. This is a sort of a stopping point. Many people are making ahead of tomorrow's service, and we've met people from all across the United States, people who flew in from Nashville, people who flew in from Virginia, people who drove 10, 12, 15 hours from different parts of the United States, all to be a part of this. They are offering their sympathy to the Kirk family. They are frustrated by some of the language that has been used in the wake of this. And so we thought that this would be an opportunity to chat with people about how they're feeling, how these Charlie Kirk supporters are feeling in this moment, given the reaction that has taken place across the United States. And we wanted to talk to them about free speech, something that Charlie Kirk was a significant advocate for, to get a sense of whether people here in this crowd, what they are feeling about free speech, given what's happened in terms of the reaction. One of the issues that keeps coming up that people keep mentioning is, you know, what happened with Jimmy Kimmel, how he's been pulled from the air. Have a listen to what the people that we spoke with here at this memorial have to say. I think that free speech is safe and well in our country. I think that people are being held accountable now at this point. The things that Jimmy Kimmel was saying was not funny. It was told in fact, and he's being held accountable. Same way if I go on social media with my employer and say things that are not in line with their values, they have every right to, you know, enforce our corporate values with me. We heard that point over and over and over again, as people said, listen, you know, free speech, you know, there are consequences for some of the things you have to say. And that was a point that was made many times to us as we spoke to quite a few people here in this crowd. Now there are people who are actually here to offer support to anyone who may need it. We've seen as a rapid response team from a large mission here, a large church mission here in the United States. They've actually flown here to come offer support, to lead people in prayer as they go through this moment. And there's so many people that they expect to attend tomorrow's event, that there are different churches from Phoenix actually here handing out flyers to say, listen, if you don't want to fight the crowds, if you don't think you're going to be able to get a seat, if you can't line up early, come to our church, we're going to live stream it. So that's sort of the sense of where things are in this moment here outside of Turning Point USA.

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