Charlie Kirk memorial: Trump and Vance to join tens of thousands of people at service for rightwing activist – US politics live

Funeral expected to start at 11am local time; Erika Kirk, US president and vice-president among the expected speakers

Donald Trump has boarded Air Force One to fly to Arizona for Charlie Kirk’s memorial service. The US president is expected to address the crowd later today.

Before leaving the White House, Trump told reporters:

“We’re here to celebrate the life of a great man. Really a great man. A young man. We look forward to it. That something like this could’ve happened is not even believable. Will be a very interesting day. A very tough day.”