The US president paid tribute to the slain conservative activist at a memorial service in Arizona

US President Donald Trump has called slain conservative podcaster and activist Charlie Kirk one of the “giants of our generation,” honoring his influence and legacy in remarks following Kirk’s memorial service.

Kirk, who co-founded conservative action group Turning Point USA at just 18 years old, was killed by a sniper on September 10 as he was speaking to students at a college in Utah.

Speaking at the memorial service in Glendale, Arizona, Trump said the country has lost “one of the brightest lights of our times.”

Kirk was “heinously murdered by a…

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