Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard joined mourners in Washington, DC, on Sunday evening for a vigil honoring Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was assassinated last week.
Holding back emotion, Gabbard described Kirk’s murder as the “definition of terrorism.”
“Ultimately, for every one of us, the time that we have in this world is temporary. Our time will come sooner or later. And so the critical question that we have for ourselves is, whatever time we have, what are we doing with it? How are we making the most of every day that we have?” she continued. “Charlie Kirk, every single day, carried out his mission motivated by his faith … and his unwavering dedication to defending our God-given freedoms enshrined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.”
Gabbard emphasized that the attack was meant to suppress Kirk’s voice and those who shared his worldview, again calling it the “definition of terrorism.”
“They feel that their only recourse is to commit an act of violence, to silence those who oppose them, and to intimidate and terrorize others into silence. This is the definition of terrorism,” she said. “We cannot allow ourselves to be terrorized into silence.”
Kirk, 31, was shot and killed while addressing a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. He leaves behind his wife and two children. President Donald Trump paid tribute to him shortly after the tragedy.
“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” Trump wrote. “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”
{Matzav.com}
