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🗓️ 22 September 2025

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Monday, September 22. The seven stories you need to know today.

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0:00.0	You thought you could kill Charlie Kirk?
0:03.9	You have made him immortal.
0:06.5	You have immortalized Charlie Kirk.
0:08.7	And now millions will carry on his legacy.
0:13.6	Tens of thousands of people attended a memorial for Charlie Kirk.
0:19.1	That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post.
0:22.8	I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Monday, September 22nd. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.
0:31.4	In an Arizona stadium yesterday, people gathered to remember the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot
0:39.1	dead earlier this month. The five-hour event blended religious fervor with militant politics.
0:47.7	Several top Trump officials spoke. That includes White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller,
0:53.4	who you heard at the top of the show.
0:55.9	Kirk's widow, Erica, has taken over leadership of her late husband's organization, Turning Point USA.
1:03.4	She spoke at the memorial and said she forgave the man who was accused of shooting her husband.
1:08.8	The answer to hate is not hate.
1:12.7	The answer we know from the gospel is love and always love.
1:18.3	Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.
1:25.2	President Trump followed her on stage.
1:28.1	He called Kirk a martyr and took a very different tone.
1:32.6	He did not hate his opponents.
1:34.5	He wanted the best for them.
1:37.6	That's where I disagreed with Charlie.
1:40.0	I hate my opponent.
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