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President Trump reportedly told CNBC anchor Joe Kernen that helium thought slain blimpish influencer Charlie Kirk "could person been president immoderate day."
"He’s devastated astir Charlie Kirk and said that, what a guy, what a large individual, and helium said helium helped him greatly successful the past predetermination and thinks that Charlie Kirk could person been president immoderate day," Kernen recounted Thursday morning aft speaking to Trump by phone. "He was specified a talented guy."
Kirk, 31, was assassinated during an lawsuit astatine Utah Valley University connected Wednesday. Authorities said in an update Thursday greeting that they are inactive searching for the gunman, who fired a single fatal shot from the extortion of a adjacent building. The president personally knew Kirk, who cofounded the influential younker blimpish activistic radical Turning Point USA successful 2012.
Kernen said Trump reached retired Thursday to congratulate him connected the 30th day of CNBC's "Squawk Box," but the telephone turned to Kirk's death. Kernen took the telephone privately disconnected camera but relayed points from their speech connected TV.
"He went connected to accidental the state volition heal," the longtime CNBC big continued. "He's focused connected what helium has been focused on, and helium says, 'I’m focused connected winning, if the state wins and if I bash everything I tin to assistance the state win, that we're each going to beryllium capable to travel unneurotic again.'"
"So that was his message," Kernen said.
Trump was the archetypal to announce that Kirk had died aft helium was transported to a section hospital.
"The Great, and adjacent Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” Trump wrote successful a Truth Social post. "No 1 understood oregon had the Heart of the Youth successful the United States of America amended than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, particularly me, and now, helium is nary longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies spell retired to his beauteous woman Erika, and family. Charlie, we emotion you!"
The president released a video message online Wednesday evening, hailing Kirk arsenic a "martyr," and helium announced during a 9/11 remembrance ceremonial astatine the Pentagon connected Thursday that helium plans to posthumously award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
