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 institutions 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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RandySF
(77,245 posts)Tanuki
(16,059 posts)for the 2020 Republican Convention.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-steps-white-house-rnc-backdrop-ethical-legal/story%3fid=72624917
"Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday dismissed growing criticism about President Donald Trump's use of the White House as a political backdrop for the Republican National Convention, calling it "a lot of hooplah" being raised "mainly because the convention has been so unbelievably successful."
"Nobody outside of the Beltway really cares," Meadows told Politico Wednesday morning.
Trump and Republicans have steamrolled norms in RNC programming by using the White House and the powers of the federal government in service to his reelection effort, expanding on that Tuesday when Trump, in a surprise appearance, presided over a presidential pardon and a naturalization ceremony inside White House, later shown as part of the convention program, before first lady Melania Trump delivered remarks in the Rose Garden -- where a renovation was finished just in time for her speech."... (more)
livetohike
(23,671 posts)People need to get a grip.
calguy
(5,993 posts)PSPS
(14,913 posts)JoseBalow
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Oeditpus Rex
(42,716 posts)3catwoman3
(27,675 posts)Monstrous? Heinous? Atrocious? Odious? Contemptible?
LovelyStuff
(36 posts)My first reaction is YUCK!!!
ananda
(33,122 posts)Grrr
jls4561
(2,701 posts)Vinca
(52,679 posts)Ray Bruns
(5,592 posts)Hes been practically granted sainthood.
Justice Brandeis
(287 posts)and netflix.
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republianmushroom
(21,364 posts)Buddyzbuddy
(1,451 posts)Democrats are polling poorly because they look weak. This will not help.
rubbersole
(10,521 posts)Just name the new WH ballroom the Charlie Kirk Memorial Temple of Worship. Line it with gold.
LudwigPastorius
(13,385 posts)Maybe they should taxidermy him and tour the country with him, whipping up MAGA fury at every stop.
pfitz59
(11,846 posts)Some sort of 'Charlie Kirk Memorial PAC'.
AverageOldGuy
(2,948 posts)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.
AverageOldGuy
(2,948 posts)Trump broke ground last week on the White House ballroom. No doubt the ballroom will need a name . . . you know, the Oval Office, the Lincoln Bedroom, the __________ Ballroom.
eppur_se_muova
(39,983 posts)Untraceable, anonymous donations, please.