President Donald Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a “martyr for American freedom” as he joined tens of thousands at a funeral for the slain conservative activist on Sunday. Trump called Kirk “our greatest evangelist for American liberty” at a packed State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, which appeared to have reached its 63,000-person capacity. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]“None of us will ever forget Charlie Kirk, and neither now will history,” he said of Kirk, who was killed at a Utah university speaking event on Sept. 10.Kirk’s wife, Erika Kirk, who has been outspoken in the aftermath of her husband’s death and has been tapped to take over her husband’s Turning Point brand, promised to continue her husband’s work.“God bless all of you for coming here from all over the world to honour and celebrate my Charlie,” she said. Read More: The Killing of Charlie Kirk and the Political Violence Haunting AmericaTrump has credited Kirk and his engagement with young people for his 2024 re-election to office for his second term, and the president has described the 31-year-old father of two as a friend. The Trump Administration has responded to Kirk’s killing by promising a crackdown on leftwing groups, igniting debates on political violence and free speech.Read More: From Firings to the Threat of Deportation: Commenters Deemed Offensive After Charlie Kirk’s Death Face ConsequencesState Farm Stadium, home to the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, has a capacity of 63,000 people and is expanded to over 73,000 for larger events. Desert Diamond Arena, which stands nearby, will also host overflow onlookers, and is able to accommodate 19,000 people. The stadium is located in a suburb of Phoenix, where Kirk’s influential right-wing organization Turning Point USA is based. Turning Point USA says that 200,000 people have registered for the memorial on their website. Besides Trump, Vice President JD Vance Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff were also set to speak, as well as Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. and Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host who has dissented from Trump in recent months over several foreign policy issues.Ahead of the memorial’s start, the stadium seats have been donned with posters featuring biblical verse Isaiah 6:8 (“Here I am, Lord, send me!”) and a portrait of Kirk, as well as a bracelet that reads “We Are Charlie Kirk” for every seat. Christian music surrounds the stadium as people have begun to file into their seats.