‘We Will Not Let Them Win’: Trump Gives Emotional Tribute To Charlie Kirk

President Donald Trump honored Charlie Kirk ahead of the one-year mark of the conservative activist’s assassination. 

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The recognition took place during Trump’s speech at the Republican Midterm Convention Wednesday night as the president said that Kirk’s killing exposed the radical Left. Kirk was shot on September 10, 2025, while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.

“One year ago tomorrow, a far-Left extremist assassinated my great friend and conservative voice Charlie Kirk because Charlie Kirk spoke the truth,” Trump said Wednesday night. “What shocked millions of Americans was not only the fact that Charlie was murdered, as bad as it was, but also how many people made an excuse for it or cheered for it. They were cheering, some people, sick people.” 


In the wake of the assassination, many leftists across the country, including high school teachers, local government workers, restaurant workers, and professors, all mocked or justified the shooting, suggesting that Kirk deserved to be killed because of his conservative views. 

“For a brief moment, the mask came off the radical Left, and you saw what they were really all about,” Trump said. “Now, those same people are trying to get power over you in this election, and they’re all voting Democrat, okay? 
They’re all voting, every one of them, and you can’t let it happen. We will not let them win, and in Charlie’s honor, I just want to say we love you Charlie.”

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Chants of “Charlie” broke out throughout the convention as Trump president acknowledged Erika Kirk, Charlie’s widow. Erika, who recently spoke out about navigating her grief one year after the incident, was seated next to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Erika was elected chair and CEO of Turning Point USA, the organization founded by Charlie, after her husband’s death. 

A judge ruled earlier this month that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering Kirk, will stand trial on all seven charges he faces related to the killing including aggravated murder. If convicted, he faces the death penalty. 

Prosecutors point to evidence showing that Robinson sent messages accusing Kirk of spreading “too much hate” while bullet casings recovered by investigators were inscribed with “Hey fascist! CATCH!” and “If you read this, you are GAY Lmao.” Robinson, described by family members as liberal, was dating a transgender-identifying man at the time of the shooting.

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