RFK Jr. credits Charlie Kirk with building the bridge that ultimately brought him together with President Trump. Speaking on the first anniversary of Kirk’s assassination, Kennedy says his friend spent nearly a year trying to connect the two men before they finally met on stage at a Turning Point rally in Arizona. “He helped build the bridge that President Trump and I walked across that day.” Kennedy says Kirk believed Americans from different political traditions could still find common ground through their love of country, even as polarization pushes people further apart. Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10, 2025, while speaking at Utah Valley University. ▻