Donald Trump Claims Charlie Kirk’s Last Request Was ‘Please, Sir, Save Chicago’ During 40-Minute Eulogy

Donald Trump’s eulogy for Charlie Kirk included some of the conservative activist’s last words.

Trump, 79, spoke at the political organizer’s memorial service on Sunday, September 21, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. For more than 40 minutes on stage, he claimed that Kirk implored him to “save” Chicago during one of their last conversations.

Trump recalled Kirk, a native of Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, telling him, “Please, sir, save Chicago.”

“We will,” Trump said. “We will save Chicago from horrific crime.”

Later in his speech, Trump said, “I’m very proud of Washington, D.C., and now we’re going to Memphis, and we’re going to get it done quickly. Then we’ll go to other cities, but we’ll go to Chicago, and we’ll think about Charlie a lot when we go to Chicago, and we’re going to get it done.”

The president’s eulogy also indicated that his administration planned to propose a “solution” for autism in an announcement on Monday, September 22.

“I believe we have found a solution for autism,” the president told those at the memorial, emphasizing that his administration “will not let this happen again.”

The president emphasized that it would be “one of the most important announcements, medically speaking, in the history of our country.”

According to the Washington Post, the Trump administration will establish a link between autism and taking acetaminophen during pregnancy, despite more than a decade of research showing no connection.

During his eulogy, Trump praised Kirk, calling him a “giant of his generation.”

“I know I speak for everyone here when I say that none of us will ever forget Charlie,” he said.

Kirk, 31, was fatally shot while leading one of his famous college debates at Utah Valley University on September 10. Tyler Robinson was charged with murder and formally indicted on charges of aggravated murder, discharge of a firearm, and aggravated assault with a firearm in the presence of a child, as well as two counts of obstruction of justice and witness tampering.

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Trump announced Kirk’s death on Truth Social, writing: “The great, if not legendary, Charlie Kirk has passed away. No one understood or touched the youth of the United States of America more than Charlie. He was loved and admired by all, especially me, and now he is gone.”

Kirk was a prominent voice among young conservatives. Founder and president of Turning Point USA, he published several political books and hosted his own podcast, “The Charlie Kirk Show.”

A father of two, Kirk became a close ally of Trump over the years, even delivering a speech at his inauguration in January.

During a press conference on Sept. 18, as he concluded his official state visit to the United Kingdom, Trump spoke about Kirk and how he encouraged the young Republican to explore a career in politics.

“I told him, ‘Charlie, you have a good shot someday at being president,’ ” Trump said.

Kirk’s wife, Erika Kirk, broke her silence on his murder on Sept. 12. In a statement, she nodded to her late husband’s political aspirations, saying, “He told me, if he ever did run for office, that his top priority would be to revive the American family.”

That same day, Trump fielded a question about the current political atmosphere in the wake of Kirk’s death while appearing on Fox & Friends. “I couldn’t care less,” he responded when asked by co-host Ainsley Earhardt how to “fix this country” and “come back together.”