2 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 11 unhinged Donald Trump moments as Jimmy Kimmel makes emotional return to TV

A visibly emotional Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves last night - paying a tearful tribute to Charlie Kirk and his family - and taking some savage swipes at Donald Trump

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s hate for opponents: practising politics the wrong way | Editorial

The president’s admission is more than bravado. By blurring truth and criminalising dissent, he is dismantling the US’s free-speech order from withinAt Sunday’s memorial for the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump paid a peculiar tribute. Having quoted Mr Kirk’s words of forgiveness, he put aside the script. “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie,” he said. “I hate my opponents, and I don’t want the best for them.” It was a stark and clarifying admission. Mr Trump does not seek to criminalise hate speech so much as to criminalise speech he hates.The US is being dragged into a state of emergency. Speech is framed as terrorism. Satire is rebranded as enemy propaganda. Employers punish workers for personal posts. The predictable result is a chilling climate of surveillance and reprisal, in which citizens learn to keep quiet. The assassination is not just being used to police manners; it is being used to reconstruct the public square so that dissent equals disloyalty, and...

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2 w. ago Democrats silent as Republicans seem galvanised after Charlie Kirk memorial

Democrats trod carefully in responding to event attended by nearly 100,000 that blended politics with religionDemocrats maintained a wary silence on Monday as Donald Trump’s Republican party appeared galvanised by a memorial service for the late rightwing activist Charlie Kirk that was part religious revival, part political rally.Nearly 100,000 people filled an American football stadium and overflow arena in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday to pay tribute to Kirk, according to his his organisation Turning Point USA. The 31-year-old staunch Trump ally was shot dead on 10 September. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Democrats silent as Republicans galvanised after Charlie Kirk memorial

Democrats trod carefully in responding to event attended by nearly 100,000 that blended politics with religionDemocrats maintained a wary silence on Monday as Donald Trump’s Republican party appeared galvanised by a memorial service for the late rightwing activist Charlie Kirk that was part religious revival, part political rally.Nearly 100,000 people filled an American football stadium and overflow arena in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday to pay tribute to Kirk, according to his his organisation Turning Point USA. The 31-year-old staunch Trump ally was shot dead on 10 September. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk's widow Erika stuns mourners with message of forgiveness for killer

Erika Kirk delivered a powerful and emotional tribute to her husband, Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated earlier this week, as she vowed to carry forward his legacy

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2 w. ago Trump calls Charlie Kirk an ‘American hero’ and says he ‘hates’ opponents at memorial: Live updates

President spoke at close of day of tributes after Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, gave emotional speech forgiving her husband’s killer

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk memorial: Trump says he ‘hates’ his opponents at event attended by tens of thousands

President delivers mix of eulogy and campaign speech while JD Vance calls Kirk ‘martyr for the Christian faith’Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, says she forgives man accused of murderVance puts Charlie Kirk’s Christian faith front and center – with an eye on 2028Donald Trump told a crowd of thousands that he “hates” his opponents at a public memorial to honor the rightwing youth organizer Charlie Kirk, even after Kirk’s widow said she forgives the man charged with fatally shooting her husband during an event at a Utah college.Tens of thousands gathered at the event in Arizona on Sunday, with the president giving the last of more than two dozen speeches, after emotional remarks from Kirk’s widow, Erika, and eulogies from the vice-president, JD Vance, four cabinet members and other senior White House officials, a reflection of the murdered activist’s deep imprint on the president’s Make America Great Again (Maga) movement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump says Charlie Kirk would be impressed by crowd size at memorial as he announces ‘highest civilian honor’ for activist: Live updates

President spoke at close of day of tributes after Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, gave emotional speech forgiving her husband’s killer

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2 w. ago Donald Trump pays tribute to 'martyr' Charlie Kirk with highest civilian honour

US President Donald Trump has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late political activist Charlie Kirk, while also revealing his is to posthumously receive America's highest civilian honour

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2 w. ago Erika Kirk says she forgives husband Charlie’s killer in emotional tribute at memorial service

Erika Kirk said she forgives her husband Charlie’s killer in an emotional tribute at his memorial service on Sunday (21 September).

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2 w. ago Erika Kirk ‘forgives’ husband Charlie’s shooter in emotional tribute at memorial service: Live updates

Amid heightened security, funeral for conservative activist shot at college event in Utah last week is underway in Glendale, Arizona

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2 w. ago Erika Kirk forgives Charlie Kirk's 'assassin' Tyler Robinson in powerful, tearful tribute to her late husband: Live updates

Lines of mourners snaked outside the venue for hours ahead of the memorial for the conservative firebrand, who was assassinated at Utah Valley University on September 10.

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk’s last moments at Utah Valley University campus captured in tribute video

Charlie Kirk’s final moments at his Utah University talk have been shown at his memorial service.

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2 w. ago Thousands chant as Trump arrives at Charlie Kirk's funeral as widow Erika narrates heartbreaking tribute video: Live service updates

Lines of mourners snaked outside the venue for hours ahead of the memorial for the conservative firebrand, who was assassinated at Utah Valley University on September 10.

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2 w. ago Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni pays tribute to ‘dangerous and frightening’ Charlie Kirk at political rally

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid tribute to American conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated earlier this month, at political rally in Rome on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk memorial UPDATES as Donald Trump to lead tributes to slain activist

A huge public memorial service for Charlie Kirk will be held today with key conservative figures like Donald Trump and JD Vance expected to lead tributes at the Arizona stadium

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2 w. ago Thousands gather at Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona where Trump to pay tribute to slain organizer

US Secret Service leads massive security presence, while conservatives demand punishment of those who disparaged rightwing ‘youth whisperer’Thousands were gathering in Arizona on Sunday for a public memorial honoring Charlie Kirk, the rightwing youth organizer who was fatally shot during an event at a Utah college.Donald Trump, his vice-president, JD Vance, and Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, were among a long list of prominent officials and figures expected to pay tribute to the slain activist, a reflection of his deep imprint on the president’s Make America Great Again (Maga) movement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thousands pay tribute at Charlie Kirk vigil amid uproar over Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Live updates

‘It’s strange times out here,’ the comedian wrote in a text responding to his friend asking how he was

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2 w. ago Thousands expected to pay tribute at Charlie Kirk vigil amid uproar over Jimmy Kimmel suspension: Live updates

‘It’s strange times out here,’ the comedian wrote in a text responding to his friend asking how he was

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2 w. ago AOC rips Charlie Kirk as ‘ignorant’ and ABC over Kimmel as House passes tribute with 95 Democrats voting ‘yes’

‘This is a disgusting attack on the American people and the very First Amendment rights that define us as a country,’ AOC said of network pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air

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