National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk

Proclamation 10983 of October 14, 2025

National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

On the afternoon of Wednesday, September 10, 2025, pure
evil struck when the legendary Charlie Kirk was
assassinated in broad daylight in a campus courtyard,
triggering a groundswell of righteous fury all across
our land. Today, our Nation honors the immortal memory
of Charlie--a father, a husband, a Christian martyr,
and a titan of the American conservative movement. We
honor his life, we send our condolences to his
beautiful family, and we pledge to advance the values
for which he laid down his life.

Every day, Charlie devoted himself to a set of simple
causes: Defending the truth, encouraging debate, and
spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was gracious
and articulate beyond measure, always welcomed opposing
perspectives, and never deviated from his noble goal of
bridging our political, cultural, and philosophical
divides.

As we mourn this extraordinary loss, my Administration
will continue to do everything in its power to end this
devastating wave of political violence. No civilized
country can endure a culture where open debate is met
with gunfire, the pursuit of truth is met with
bloodshed, and love of country is met with seething
hatred. In Charlie's absence, we are now tasked with
continuing his mission of giving voice to our cherished
American ideals with confidence and clarity. Like him,
we must not flinch in the face of darkness and
hostility--and we must never waver in speaking the
truth with joyful and steadfast resolve.

Today, on what would have been his 32nd birthday, our
Nation honors the loving memory of Charlie Kirk. We
offer our condolences to his beautiful wife, Erika, and
two precious children. We call on every American to
pray for peace in our public square. Above all, we
renew our resolve to always defend our principles of
truth, faith, and the open exchange of ideas.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim October 14, 2025, as
a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk. I call
on the American people to assemble on this day in their
respective places of worship, there to pay homage to
Charlie's memory. I invite the people of our Nation to
pray for the advancement of peace, truth, and justice
all across our country.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.