Kyle Rittenhouse reflects on Charlie Kirk assassination in exclusive memorial service interview

SPECIFIC Kyle Rittenhouse spoke with Fox News Digital Sunday about his friendship with Charlie Kirk a bond that began in as he attended the conservative activist s massive memorial institution at State Farm Arena in Glendale Arizona Rittenhouse who first connected with Kirk while facing homicide charges that made him a political lightning rod mentioned he without delay took time off work to grieve the loss of the Turning Point USA founder When Charlie was assassinated I was on my lunch break at work Rittenhouse communicated Fox News Digital Sunday morning I just got home to let my dog out And I went on X and the first video I saw was my friend being murdered PASTOR CHARLIE KIRK S GRAPHIC DEATH WAS 'TRAUMATIC' AS MULTIPLE AMERICANS RECONCILE WITH LOSSRittenhouse added I took the rest of the day off work I took the rest of the week off of work because Charlie meant a lot to me YOUTH LEADERS MOURN 'THE GODFATHER OF CAMPUS CONSERVATISM' CHARLIE KIRK FOLLOWING ASSASSINATIONKirk had been one of Rittenhouse s majority vocal supporters He brought Rittenhouse on The Charlie Kirk Show multiple times and featured him at multiple events organized by Turning Point USA In December during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest conference in Phoenix Kirk advised Rittenhouse he was a hero to millions according to the Washington Post In Kirk threatened legal action after protesters confronted Rittenhouse during an appearance at the University of Memphis Newsweek disclosed CHARLIE KIRK ANSWERED 'HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED' LESS THAN MONTHS BEFORE KILLINGSince being acquitted of all charges in the Kenosha Wisconsin shootings where he shot three men during a Black Lives Matter riot leaving two dead Rittenhouse largely has kept a low profile Rittenhouse is one of thousands attending the massive memorial function on Sunday for Kirk who was fatally shot on Sept while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem Utah The community memorial organization included speeches from President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance