'Big govt s**ks': Hegseth recalls Charlie Kirk's sticker at grand memorial| Trump| Turning Point USA

At Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, War Secretary Pete Hegseth remembered Kirk as not just a patriot, builder, and conservative leader, but above all as a Christian “warrior” who recognized that America’s battles are fundamentally spiritual, not just political or cultural. Hegseth celebrated Kirk for infusing his movement with faith, declaring that while Kirk created Turning Point USA to change politics, he ended up igniting a nationwide spiritual revival, urging the crowd to “live worthy of Charlie Kirk’s sacrifice and put Christ at the center of your life.” Comparing Kirk’s courage to that of biblical and battlefield heroes, Hegseth called his death the start of “the turning point for the USA”—a moment for believers to continue the fight with faith at the forefront, echoing the biblical affirmation, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”