Super Bowl-level security will surround the president and 100,000 red, white and blue-clad mourners who gather Sunday at the memorial service for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to federal law enforcement agencies.
US Department of Homeland Security officials told The Post they designated Sunday’s “Building a Legacy: Remembering Charlie Kirk” memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. a level-1 “special event assessment rating.”
“This designation is reserved for events of the highest national significance and enables the federal government to provide the full range of law enforcement and security resources necessary to support local officials in ensuring a safe and successful event,” the official explained.
Federal agencies were already “tracking several threats of unknown credibility” ahead of the funeral, which will also be attended by Vice President JD Vance, ABC News reported.
“Violent extremists and unaffiliated lone offenders may view the memorial service or related events as attractive attack targets due to the attendance of these individuals, other senior U.S. government officials, state and local government officials, and political activists and due to major international media attention,” warned a law enforcement memo obtained by the outlet.
More than 100,000 people are expected to attend the event, which begins at 11 a.m. MST and will be televised by broadcast news outlets FOX and CBS.
There will be live eulogies by Trump and Kirk’s widow, Erika, who delivered an emotional address just days after the shooting. Other VIPs expected to deliver remarks include White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles; Secretary of State Marco Rubio; Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth; US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard; Donald Trump Jr.; Tucker Carlson; White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Director of the White House Personnel Office Sergio Gor.
Worship services will be led by Christian singers and songwriters Chris Tomlin, Brandon Lake, Phil Wickham, Kari Jobe Carnes and Cody Carnes.
The football stadium is home to the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. The Kirk family lived in Scottsdale, Ariz. and their Turning Point USA, the conservative and Christian youth group Kirk founded, was headquartered in Phoenix.
At the public outpouring of grief and support, the US Secret Service will coordinate all security measures, according to William Mack, the special agent in charge of the Phoenix field office, who said Secret Service teams “are already on the ground in Phoenix and Glendale, working side-by-side with state, local, and federal partners.
“It’s all hands on deck,” said Jose Santiago of the Glendale Police Department.
Santiago said the department is also coordinating with the Phoenix Police Department, the FBI and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
“Security of all different types – from the sky and the ground – and measures that won’t be visible to the naked eye” will be in effect, as well as metal detectors and a strict no-bag policy, Santiago said.
At least several hundred officers will be in and around the stadium, he added.
Kirk, a 31-year-old married father of two, was shot and killed Sept. 10 as he engaged with an audience at Utah Valley University.
His suspected assassin, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, is being held without bail on charges including first-degree murder.
The memorial service is open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis, though attendees were asked to register with Turning Point USA.
The crowd is expected to far exceed the stadium’s 73,000-person capacity, as well as the 20,000-person capacity at the adjacent Desert Diamond Arena, where overflow crowds will go.
overnight camping is not allowed in the parking area, but Santiago said he expects spectators to start showing up at as early as 2 a.m. – hours before the doors open at 8 a.m. local time.
“We expect people to have to park several miles away,” Santiago said.
Attendees were asked to dress in their Sunday best, and wear red, white or blue colors.
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