President Donald Trump said slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk was seen as a "son" to him him during an interview with Fox News Channel on Friday.

The show must go on for the president. As he spoke with reporters outside of the White House on Friday President Donald Trump avoided a question about right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in a political assassination on Wednesday,

Sources alleged Trump is 'using' Charlie Kirk’s killing to silence the left and expand his military crackdowns amid rising crime in states.

Donald Trump is being called out for releasing an AI-generated video to speak about the death of Charlie Kirk.

"We got him," Utah Governor Spencer Cox said after authorities apprehended Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspected of killing the conservative activist.

In accordance with a proclamation from Trump, Shapiro ordered flags in Pennsylvania to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Sunday in honor of Kirk. Political violence has been rising in the United States in recent times, John Hopkins University reported in June.

The president has long criticized mail-in voting, going back to the 2020 presidential election, when he falsely accused the proliferation of the practice for “rigging” the presidential election results. But Trump somewhat tempered his criticism of mail-in voting in 2024 given how many Republicans use mail-in voting.

The fatal shooting of conversative activist Charlie Kirk has prompted discussions about controversial speakers and free speech on Florida's college campuses, which have previously hosted Kirk and other politically volatile thought leaders.