President Donald Trump has been seen in public for the first time since he announced the tragic death of MAGA commentator Charlie Kirk.
The president appeared stone-faced, holding his wife Melania’s hand, as the couple arrived Thursday morning to the Pentagon for a ceremony to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Kirk, a friend of the Trump family, was assassinated in broad daylight during one of his own events at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
He was the founder of the group Turning Point USA, which shared conservative viewpoints on college campuses.
It was Trump who announced to the world that Kirk had perished, doing so on his Truth Social network.
Later, after scrapping plans for one of his Rose Garden Club dinners, Trump shared a video of himself addressing the nation from the Oval Office.
‘Charlie was a patriot who devoted his life to the cause of open debate and the country that he loved so much, the United States of America. He fought for liberty, democracy, justice and the American people,’ Trump said.
‘He’s a martyr for truth and freedom and there has never been anyone who was so respected by youth,’ the president also offered.
President Donald Trump (right) and First Lady Melania Trump (left) appeared together at the Pentagon Thursday to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks
Donald Trump has been seen in public for the first time since he announced the tragic death of MAGA behemoth Charlie Kirk
The president also pushed the ‘radical left’ was responsible for the attack on Kirk.
The shooter is still at-large.
‘For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world’s worst mass murderers and criminals. This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we’re seeing in our country today and it must stop right now,’ Trump said.
Melania posted her own tribute Wednesday night on social media.
‘Charlie’s children will be raised with stories instead of memories, photographs instead of laughter, and silence where their father’s voice should have echoed. Charlie Kirk’s life should serve as a symbolic reminder that compassionate awareness elevates family, love, and country,’ the first lady wrote.
Trump was the first to announce that Charlie Kirk was dead after the shooting on Wednesday
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