President Donald Trump quickly veered off-course as he took the stage to memorialize his close ally Charlie Kirk on Sunday.
Trump’s lengthy speech at the massive Arizona memorial for the conservative firebrand started with hailing Kirk as “our greatest evangelist for American liberty,” but soon turned into a sprawling soliloquy on tariffs, “radical left maniacs,” and the Make America Healthy Again movement, among a host of other topics.
Trump remembered Kirk as a conservative who sought to bridge gaps with those on the opposite side of the political spectrum, but admitted that he did not share that trait with his late friend.
“He was a missionary with a noble spirit and a great, great purpose. He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry,” Trump said as the crowd broke into laughter.
Trump: He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry pic.twitter.com/GUiW7NBb0y
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 21, 2025
The president proceeded to launch into a diatribe against his predecessor Joe Biden as he touted the supposed success of his chaotic tariff strategy and his crackdown on crime.
“When Joe Biden used to get up, remember the speeches? ‘We will stop MAGA.’ You know, he could barely get the words out,” Trump said of Biden. “Can somebody inform him that MAGA means Make America Great Again? How do you say you’re going to stop him? And Charlie understood that.”
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