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Crowds have already begun filling State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, ahead of the funeral for Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Images from inside the stadium have begun spreading online, showing thousands inside the stadium, which seats around 70,000, singing along with praise and worship bands.
The political activist was assassinated just 11 days ago, and now an estimated 100,000 people are set to attend his memorial service. As a result, Turning Point USA has booked the Desert Diamond Arena as an overflow venue.
Charlie's widow and now Turning Point USA CEO and Chairwoman Erika Kirk is set to speak at his memorial, along with a number of top Trump Administration officials, including the president himself.
President Trump has openly spoken out about Kirk in recent days, telling guests at the American Cornerstone Institute Founders Dinner yesterday, "Charlie Kirk, we're honoring somebody who's been with us since the beginning. Right from the beginning. We have an army, and he loved what we were doing so much. He was such a great guy."
Vice President J.D. Vance was also a close friend of Kirk's and will be speaking. Just a few days ago, he told Fox News, "If we're true to Charlie's memory, the number one thing that people will remember about Charlie Kirk is that he was a great advocate for the Christian faith."
Turning Point is also giving attendees a heads-up about the strict security at the event. On top of what has already been called "Super Bowl-level" security and law enforcement presence, they're also instituting a very strict no-bag policy.
One man has already been arrested and charged in connection to a security breach at the stadium ahead of Kirk's funeral, but TPUSA says that suspect was actually part of advanced security for a known guest attending the funeral, and his arrest was due to miscommunication between him and their security staff.
For those unable to attend the service, it is expected to be live-streamed both on air and online.