Donald Trump orders flags at half staff across US for 'patriot' Charlie Kirk

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, was shot dead on Wednesday at a university in Utah.

President Donald Trump has ordered US flags flown at half-staff through the week to honour Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was shot dead on Wednesday at a university in Utah.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with moderator Charlie Kirk, during a Generation Next White House forum at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018. (AP)

"In honor of Charlie Kirk, a truly Great American Patriot, I am ordering all American Flags throughout the United States lowered to Half Mast until Sunday evening at 6 P.M.," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.