What did Charlie Kirk stand for?<\/a><\/p>\nAssassinated right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was an icon for young conservatives in the USA and Australia.<\/p>\n
Who is going to Charlie Kirk’s memorial service?<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump and Erika Kirk are listed as the main speakers on the memorial service’s website along with US Vice-President JD Vance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The line-up of speakers includes:<\/p>\n
White House chief of staff Susie WilesSecretary of State Marco RubioSecretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy JnrSecretary of War Pete Hegseth\u00a0Direction of National Intelligence Tulsi GabbardDonald Trump JnrPolitical commentator Tucker CarlsonWhite House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen MillerWhite House presidential personnel office director Sergio Gor<\/p>\n
There will also be appearances from musicians including:<\/p>\n
Chris TomlinBrandon LakePhil WickhamKari Jobe CarnesCody Carnes<\/p>\n
The stadium will be open for members of the public to attend on a first-come, first-serve basis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Attendees are being asked to follow a dress code of “Sunday best \u2014 red, white or blue”.<\/p>\n
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Mr Kirk’s wife Erika Kirk, US President Donald Trump and US Vice-President JD Vance will speak at the service.\u00a0 (Supplied: Turning Point USA)<\/p>\n
What will security be like at the service?<\/p>\n
Attendees are being warned to expect the kind of security screenings you see at airports.<\/p>\n
“Please be advised that enhanced security measures are in place, which may result in longer wait times than usual,” the website says.\u00a0<\/p>\n
People won’t be allowed to bring bags into the stadium, with the website saying people will bags will be told to leave them in their cars and rejoin the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prams will also be banned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There’s a long list of prohibited items on the website, including:<\/p>\n
aerosolsammunitionanimals other than service\/guide animalsbagsballoonsbicyclescoolerscostume masksdrones and other unmanned aircraft systemsexplosivesfirearmsflammable liquidsglass\u00a0thermal or metal containerslaser pointersknivesmace\/pepper spraypackagesrange findersrecreational motorised mobility devicesselfie stickssigns and postersstructurestoy gunstripodsweapons of any kind<\/p>\n
The website says this isn’t an exhaustive list, however, warning that “any other items determined to be a potential safety hazard” will be banned.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US President Donald Trump is set to speak at slain right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk’s memorial service this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,92325,104694,95018,2490,95267,21845,44,104695,104693,104696,104692],"class_list":["post-157302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-charlie-kirk","tag-charlie-kirk-memorial-service","tag-charlie-kirk-shooting","tag-donald-trump","tag-erika-kirk","tag-jd-vance","tag-news","tag-what-time-is-charlie-kirks-funeral-in-australia","tag-when-is-charlie-kirks-funeral","tag-where-to-watch-charlie-kirks-funeral-in-australia","tag-who-is-charlie-kirk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}