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Dr. Ben Carson speaks onstage during a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara

A man looks on after leaving the memorial for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

US President Donald Trump speaks during the public memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 21: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on September 10th while speaking at an event during his ‘American Comeback Tour’ at Utah Valley University. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 21: Erika Kirk wipes away tears during the memorial service for her husband, political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on September 10th while speaking at an event during his ‘American Comeback Tour’ at Utah Valley University. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

A still image from video shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk shaking hands in a skybox at State Farm Stadium during the memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025. Reuters TV via REUTERS

Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, wipes her face as she cries after speaking at the public memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

A mourner during a memorial service for Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, US, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. President Donald Trump proclaimed Charlie Kirk a ‘martyr for American freedom’ in a memorial ceremony to commemorate the political activist as Erika Kirk said she forgave the man who gunned down her husband. Photographer: Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg

Mourners during a memorial service for Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, US, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. President Donald Trump proclaimed Charlie Kirk a ‘martyr for American freedom’ in a memorial ceremony to commemorate the political activist as Erika Kirk said she forgave the man who gunned down her husband. Photographer: Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg

Erika Kirk, chief executive officer of Turning Point USA, on screen, during a memorial service for Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, US, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. President Donald Trump proclaimed Charlie Kirk a ‘martyr for American freedom’ in a memorial ceremony to commemorate the political activist as Erika Kirk said she forgave the man who gunned down her husband. Photographer: Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 21: Mrs. Erika Kirk appears onstage during the memorial service for her husband, political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on September 10th while speaking at an event during his ‘American Comeback Tour’ at Utah Valley University. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

US President Donald Trump embraces Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, after speaking at the public memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 21: Erika Kirk joins U.S. President Donald Trump onstage during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on September 10th while speaking at an event during his ‘American Comeback Tour’ at Utah Valley University. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)