Arizona city proposes memorial to “national treasure” Charlie Kirk
The city of Scottsdale Arizona is looking to memorialize slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk Scottsdale s city council voted - on Monday to direct City Manager Greg Caton to investigate and document back to the Council on the process for erecting a Charlie Kirk memorial according to minutes from the Nov meeting Charlie Kirk is a national treasure and we have an opportunity to honor him Vice Mayor Adam Kwasman a staunch conservative notified AZ Central He inspired a nation he lived a truly American life accomplishing a lion-sized amount in his short time on this Earth Related Do it in Charlie s name Miller threatens to destroy left-wing NGOs following Kirk assassination Kirk moved the headquarters of his right-wing advocacy organization Turning Point USA to Phoenix in He lived in Scottsdale with his wife Erika Kirk Scottsdale is the third city in the Phoenix area to propose a memorial to Kirk following his assassination on a Utah college campus earlier this year The city of Fountain Hills considered a proposal to rename a population center in Kirk s name It was rejected last month In Phoenix the city council rejected a similar proposal to rename a bridge after Kirk Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Lesson Nationally conservatives have rushed to solidify the image of Kirk as a martyr for their cause President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom Vice President JD Vance sat in on Kirk s podcast for an episode The Trump administration has also clamped down on criticism of the late organizer and media personality with high-level advisers promising backlash against left-wing organizations in the wake of his death Read more about Charlie Kirk Challenge solved AZ teachers bloody Charlie Kirk-esque Halloween costumes raise eyebrows Tennessee man jailed for meme freed after charge dropped Creation of a political martyr The dark history behind this moment The post Arizona city proposes memorial to national treasure Charlie Kirk appeared first on Salon com
