{"id":22982,"date":"2025-09-22T02:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=22982"},"modified":"2025-09-22T02:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T02:31:07","slug":"see-who-attended-charlie-kirks-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=22982","title":{"rendered":"See Who Attended Charlie Kirk\u2019s Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">The list of guests at the memorial for Charlie Kirk, the young conservative activist who was a close ally of President Trump, is a who\u2019s who of the American right, led by President Trump himself and including high-ranking members of his administration, Make America Great Again influencers and far-right media personalities.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"g-heading svelte-1jy2uw2 g-has-leadin\">Explore a view of the arena<\/h3>\n<p class=\"g-leadin svelte-1jy2uw2\"><span class=\"g-mobile\">Drag to pan over the photo, pinch to zoom.<\/span><span class=\"g-desktop\">Click and drag to pan over the photo, scroll to zoom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"g-credit svelte-v3m00m\">Photos by Ashley Cai, composite image by Raj Saha<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Here are some of the prominent figures in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"g-subhed  svelte-wg034b\">Trump administration officials<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-credit svelte-v3m00m\">Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-label g-position-top-left svelte-1ntz1vb\">Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-label g-position-top-left svelte-1ntz1vb\">Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-label g-position-top-left svelte-1ntz1vb\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-label g-position-top-left svelte-1ntz1vb\">Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-credit svelte-v3m00m\">Loren Elliott for The New York Times<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-label g-position-top-left svelte-1ntz1vb\">Attorney General Pam Bondi<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-credit svelte-v3m00m\">Kenny Holston\/The New York Times<\/p>\n<ul class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\"\/>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\"\/>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with his wife, Jeanette Rubio<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with his wife, Jennifer Rauchet<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with his wife, Cheryl Hines<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, and his partner, Alexis Wilkins, a country music singer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, with her husband, Abraham Williams<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Education Secretary Linda McMahon<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, with his wife, Kathryn Burgum<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Scott Turner, secretary of Housing and Urban Development<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Attorney General Pam Bondi and her partner, John Wakefield<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Stephen Miller, Mr. Trump\u2019s deputy chief of staff<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Sergio Gor, White House director of personnel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Dan Bongino, deputy director of the F.B.I. and podcaster<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with his wife, Diana Zeldin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Kelly Loeffler, head of the Small Business Administration<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Kari Lake, senior adviser for the U.S. Agency for Global Media<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><h2 class=\"g-subhed  svelte-wg034b\">Current and former elected officials<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-credit svelte-v3m00m\">Loren Elliott for The New York Times<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-credit svelte-v3m00m\">Patrick T. Fallon\/Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-label g-position-top-left svelte-1ntz1vb\">Matt Gaetz, former House representative<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-credit svelte-v3m00m\">Loren Elliott for The New York Times<\/p>\n<ul class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Representative Lauren Boebert, Republican of Colorado<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Senator Rick Scott, Republican of Florida<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Representative Celeste Maloy, Republican of Utah<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Former Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Representative Anna Paulina Luna, Republican of Florida<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><h2 class=\"g-subhed  svelte-wg034b\">Media personalities<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-label g-position-top-left svelte-1ntz1vb\">Tucker Carlson, commentator<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-label g-position-top-left svelte-1ntz1vb\">Stephen Bannon, podcaster<\/p>\n<p class=\"g-credit svelte-v3m00m\">John Locher\/Associated Press<\/p>\n<ul class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Tucker Carlson, commentator and Trump ally<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Stephen Bannon, podcaster and longtime Trump adviser<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">James O\u2019Keefe, founder of Project Veritas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\"\/>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Benny Johnson, podcaster and Turning Point USA contributor<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Laura Loomer, social media agitator and influential outside adviser to Mr. Trump<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Ben Ferguson, conservative podcaster<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><h2 class=\"g-subhed  svelte-wg034b\">Other notable figures<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Erika Kirk, Mr. Kirk\u2019s wife<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Donald Trump Jr., Mr. Trump\u2019s son<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Elon Musk, billionaire businessman who led the Department of Government Efficiency<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Ben Carson, former Housing secretary<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Kyle Rittenhouse, who was embraced by the right after fatally shooting two people during protests against police violence in 2020<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Lee Greenwood, country music singer<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Riley Gaines, former collegiate swimmer who campaigned against the inclusion of trans women in women\u2019s sports<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-sru1ye\">\n<p class=\"g-text  svelte-wbgwfj\">Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The list of guests at the memorial for Charlie Kirk, the young conservative activist who was a close ally of President Trump, is a who\u2019s who of the American right, led by President Trump himself and including high-ranking members of his administration, Make America Great Again influencers and far-right media personalities. 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