Kirk’s is a ‘MAGA state funeral’ not about unity but ‘victory’: Steve Bannon

Published September 19, 2025 4:25pm ET



Sunday’s stadium-sized funeral for popular conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk is expected to be a reaffirmation of the Make America Great Again movement started by President Donald Trump and not a national unity event to reach out to critics, according to some close to Kirk’s group.

Turning Point USA is expected to fill State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, with up to 100,000 people to hear Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and several members of their administration speak out on behalf of Kirk and his part in the MAGA movement.

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