Trump news at a glance: fears president will seize on Kirk’s murder for campaign of vengeance

Critics worry Donald Trump will use memorial service for Charlie Kirk to turn collective grief into revenge campaign against radical left' - key US politics stories from 20 September 2025 at a glance

On Sunday the late rightwing activist Charlie Kirk is set to be hailed by Donald Trump as a martyr of the Make America Great Again (Maga) movement.

But Kirk's memorial service at a football stadium in Arizona could, critics fear, be exploited by the US president to turn collective grief into a campaign of vengeance against his political opponents.