A significant gathering took place at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, with tens of thousands of Americans attending the memorial service for the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The event, which drew an estimated crowd of over 100,000, operated under security measures comparable to those for major sporting events like the Super Bowl.
During the service, the BBC engaged with attendees to gauge their perspectives on the current state of the United States and whether Kirk’s death had brought the nation’s existing divides into sharper focus.