America is grieving, but it is not bowing. A beloved conservative leader has been taken from us, and the call from the Oval Office was resolve, not retreat.

President Donald Trump delivered a somber national address following the assassination of Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk. He honored a young champion for free speech and pledged action to hold every contributor to political violence accountable. The message was grief, clarity, and determination.

“To my great fellow Americans, I am filled with grief and anger at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah. Charlie inspired millions, and, tonight, all who knew him and loved him are united in shock and horror,” Trump said. “Charlie was a patriot who devoted his life to the cause of open debate and the country that he loved so much, the United States of America. He fought for liberty, democracy, justice, and the American people.”

“Our prayers are with his wife, Erika, the two young, beloved children, and his entire family who he loved more than anything in the world. We ask God to watch over them in this terrible hour of heartache and pain,” Trump said. “This is a dark moment for America. Charlie Kirk traveled the nation, joyfully engaging with everyone interested in good faith debate. His mission was to bring young people into the political process, which he did better than anybody ever, to share his love of country and to spread the simple words of common sense.”

“He championed his ideas with courage, logic, humor, and grace. It’s long past time for all Americans and the media to confront the fact that violence and murder are the tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree day after day, year after year, in the most hateful and despicable way possible,” Trump said. “For years, those on the American left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world’s worst mass murderers and criminals. This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we’re seeing in our country today, and it must stop right now.”

“My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence, including the organizations that fund it and support it, as well as those who go after our judges, law enforcement officials, and everyone else who brings order to our country,” Trump said. “From the attack on my life in Butler, Pennsylvania last year, which killed a husband and father to the attacks on ICE agents, to the vicious murder of a healthcare executive in the streets of New York, to the shooting of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and three others.”

Facts on the ground are stark. Kirk, 31, was shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University and later died. Authorities said the fatal shot was fired from an elevated position roughly 200 yards away, likely from a rooftop. The suspect was described only as wearing dark clothing.

Investigators obtained surveillance footage showing a figure near the scene. Officials said the video was too grainy to make a positive identification. The hunt for the gunman continues, and the motive has not been determined. The search is active and ongoing.

Trump’s address framed the stakes: protect open debate, stop the bloodshed, and restore order. He tied this tragedy to a broader pattern of political violence that Americans have endured, citing attacks on law enforcement, public officials, and everyday citizens. The promise was not rhetoric—it was action backed by the authority of the presidency.

Kirk’s work drew millions of young Americans into civic life and conservative ideas. He built communities that debated, organized, and spoke without fear. That legacy is exactly why silencing him is so dangerous—and why it cannot be allowed to stand.

The path forward is strength with purpose. Support the family, find the killer, dismantle the networks that enable violence, and defend the right to speak truth without intimidation. With Trump’s pledge of relentless pursuit and a movement united, we honor Charlie Kirk by pressing harder and winning the fight for America.