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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bishop

Watch Trump tell reporters that Charlie Kirk could have become president

  • Donald Trump stated that he once told right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk he had the potential to become president.
  • Mr Kirk, aged 31, was fatally shot at a college campus on 11 September, with Mr Trump describing him as a "great American" who was killed for "speaking his mind".
  • These remarks were made by Mr Trump during a press conference in Britain on Thursday, 18 September, alongside Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
  • Mr Trump also expressed gratitude for the condolences offered by British citizens following Mr Kirk's death and called for UK-US collaboration to defend "glorious traditions of freedom".
  • Watch the video in full above.

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