A resurfaced video of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt eulogizing Charlie Kirk after his death on a Utah college campus in September of 2025 is still resonating with viewers for the timeless legacy Kirk and his body of work left behind. Americans still grapple with his slaying, and are confronting it yet again as the trial of his accused killer takes place.
For background, Kirk was assassinated on September 10th, 2025 while engaging in his typical open-mic forum hosting debate with college kids. His popularity among younger voters is often credited with helping Donald Trump defeat Kamala Harris in 2024, and Vice President JD Vance has even acknowledged his role in helping him accept the nomination from his boss. Tyler Robinson is accused of being the lone gunman in Kirk’s death.
So it was in this context that Karoline Leavitt delivered her remarks at a memorial service attended by almost every major political figure and contributor in Glendale, Arizona shortly after his passing. She praised Kirk for his influence and his ability to help students and listeners better understand the ‘brainwashing’ they had encountered their whole lives.
“When so many influential voices in our society are brainwashing young people to abandon our faith, to stay single, not to have children and to bash our country, Charlie Kirk offered us an alternative path. Charlie embraced our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and proclaimed the gospel boldly and proudly,” Leavitt said.
Continuing, Leavitt remarked that while Kirk’s body of work often focused on politics, his greatest legacy was a plea to young Americans to get married and raise families. “Charlie preached a message of faith to all who would listen. He encouraged young people to get married and to have children,” she said.
“And as a young person who has done it, I encourage you to do that as well. It is the best thing in life, it is the ultimate legacy that we can leave in our most important mission on this earth, Charlie celebrated American exceptionalism, and as you heard from our great speaker of the house, he firmly believed, and he proclaimed that America is the greatest country in the history of the world,” she added.
Watch Leavitt’s eulogy below:
Vice President JD Vance, a personal friend of Kirk, also delivered a raw and emotional eulogy on that same day in Arizona. “Charlie suffered a terrible fate, my friends, we all know it. We all saw it. But think it is not the worst fate,” the vice president said. “It is better to face a gunman than to live your life afraid to speak the truth. It is better to be persecuted for your faith than to deny the kingship of Christ. It is better to die a young man in this world than to sell your soul for an easy life with no purpose, no risk, no love and no truth.”
Vance then spoke of the peace Kirk had found in eternal salvation, having passed on the battle for souls and the nation to us. “Christ told us in the Gospel of John, I have said these things to you that in me, you may have peace in the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart. I have overcome the world. Charlie took heart, and now we must do the same. I’ve seen so many of you say, so many on social media talk about Charlie. We must do this for Charlie. For Charlie.”