(Statewide, WY) – Following today’s news/reports of the shooting and death of Turning Point USA founder and conservative media personality Charlie Kirk while he was speaking at Utah Valley University, President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. Flags to be flown at half-staff, through sunset on September 14. Governor Gordon also ordered Wyoming Flags to half-staff as well.
As a mark of respect for the memory of Charlie Kirk, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, September 14, 2025. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth. – DONALD J. TRUMP
Additionally, Governor Gordon, Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, and Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray have shared the following responses:
- Governor Gordon: “I and all of Wyoming condemn today’s tragic killing of Charlie Kirk. Mr. Kirk leaves behind a wife and two beautiful children. Our country’s greatness is founded in the rights guaranteed to us in the Constitution. As citizens, we must take this moment to reaffirm our commitment to protecting our ability to speak openly on our views without fear. Political violence must never be tolerated. We as a nation are diminished because of this senseless act.”
- Senator Lummis: “Today’s assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah is sickening and horrific. Charlie Kirk was a young leader, a husband, a father, and someone who had visited the University of Wyoming earlier this year to talk and engage with our students about the future of our country. Political violence is completely unacceptable. The perpetrator must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I hope you will join me in praying for Charlie’s wife, young kids, family, and friends. John 13:34.”
- Secretary of State Gray: “Charlie Kirk was a courageous champion of liberty who stood for the truth. Charlie inspired a generation of young Americans, and his work and legacy will never be forgotten. We must carry on Charlie’s work of defending and articulating America’s values and the Make America Great Again movement. We will not be silenced. Let us unite in praying Charlie Kirk, his wife and children, and all his loved ones.”