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National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk

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October 17, 2025
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October 14, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 199 (Friday, October 17, 2025)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 48371-48372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19594]



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Vol. 90

Friday,

No. 199

October 17, 2025

Part II





The President





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Proclamation 10983--National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk


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Federal Register / Vol. 90 , No. 199 / Friday, October 17, 2025 / 
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The President

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                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.

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                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.
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[FR Doc. 2025-19594
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