{"id":194467,"date":"2025-09-21T23:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T23:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/at-charlie-kirks-funeral-the-power-of-martyrdom-and-a-righteous-fury-were-on-display\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T23:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T23:08:08","slug":"at-charlie-kirks-funeral-the-power-of-martyrdom-and-a-righteous-fury-were-on-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/at-charlie-kirks-funeral-the-power-of-martyrdom-and-a-righteous-fury-were-on-display\/","title":{"rendered":"At Charlie Kirk\u2019s Funeral, \u201cThe Power of Martyrdom\u201d and \u201ca\u00a0Righteous Fury\u201d Were on Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">As the procession of speakers made its way up the chain of conservative command, the service turned further towards setting a political agenda for the aftermath of Kirk\u2019s murder. The goal now is \u201cachieving victory in his name,\u201d White House deputy chief of staff <strong>Stephen Miller<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Miller also made appeals to faith, reflecting in his speech on how the angels wept for Kirk. But the tears had turned into fire, he said, and \u201cthat fire burns with a righteous fury that our enemies cannot comprehend or understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ hvludv caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR iTyhpv asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF ijcmYY ixLsrW caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk&#8217;s widow, speaks at his memorial service.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF PwCDR kpuElq caption__credit\">PATRICK T. FALLON\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Donald Trump and Elon Musk shake hands during the public memorial service for Charlie Kirk.\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68d07ac87a368b637da645c2\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/2236141807 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68d07ac87a368b637da645c2\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/2236141807 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68d07ac87a368b637da645c2\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/2236141807 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68d07ac87a368b637da645c2\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/2236141807 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68d07ac87a368b637da645c2\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/2236141807 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68d07ac87a368b637da645c2\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/2236141807 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68d07ac87a368b637da645c2\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/2236141807 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68d07ac87a368b637da645c2\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/2236141807\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ hvludv caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR iTyhpv asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF ijcmYY ixLsrW caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump and Elon Musk shake hands during the public memorial service for Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF PwCDR kpuElq caption__credit\">CHARLY TRIBALLEAU\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">In this stew of rage and spirituality, the speakers built a cumulative testimony to Kirk\u2019s own rhetorical style, as displayed on college campuses throughout the country during his advocacy career. It was, for all its provocations, a tactic that reached its way to the political approach of the White House\u2019s senior most figures and had some apparent unifying effect on them. Shortly before the president spoke, Musk and Trump had what appeared to be a friendly reunion as they overlooked the service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Kirk\u2019s widow <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/how-erika-kirk-charlie-kirks-widow-and-turning-point-usas-ceo-rose-to-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erika<\/a>,<\/strong> whom his organization Turning Point USA recently announced as his successor as CEO, was one of the day\u2019s final two speakers, and struck a conciliatory note as she spoke of the suspect in Kirk\u2019s murder. \u201cI forgive him,\u201d Erika said through tears. It had been her husband\u2019s mission, she added, \u201cto save young men just like the one who took his life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Addressing his and Kirk\u2019s followers, Trump momentarily kept the temperature low, reflecting in sweeping terms on the activist\u2019s legacy and his love for country. \u201cThis is not an arena, it\u2019s a stadium,\u201d he said, admiring Kirk\u2019s reach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">But as he switched tacks, touting his plans to crack down on crime in Chicago and other punitive measures he had in mind for perceived adversaries, Trump claimed, smiling proudly, that there was a key difference between him and the college debate enthusiast he was mourning. The faithful tones yielded, as his remarks stretched on, to an oppositional stance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cI can\u2019t stand my opponent,\u201d Trump told the audience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/charlie-kirk-funeral-memorial-donald-trump-erika-kirk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the procession of speakers made its way up the chain of conservative command, the service turned further towards setting a political agenda for the aftermath of Kirk\u2019s murder. The goal now is \u201cachieving victory in his name,\u201d White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said. 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