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Governor Glenn Youngkin Calls for a Moment of Prayer and Reflection on Friday, September 12th at Noon

For Immediate Release:September 11, 2025
Contacts: Office of the Governor:Peter Finocchio, [email protected]Office of the Governor:Peter Finocchio, [email protected]

Governor Glenn Youngkin Calls for a Moment of Prayer and Reflection on Friday, September 12th at Noon

RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued the following statement on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Founder and President of Turning Point USA.

"Suzanne and I continue to pray for the soul of Charlie Kirk, and for God to bring all comfort and healing possible to his wife, children, friends, and loved ones.

"The darkness of a soul who would murder a dad and husband can be described as nothing other than pure evil. The acceptance of murder or violence as a solution to political disagreements must be rejected, otherwise our Nation's very soul will suffer irreparable decay.

"As we remember the atrocities of September 11, 2001, and the response of a nation who unified against evil, we must come together again to reject all forms of violence and hold accountable those who refuse to do so.

"On Friday, September 12, 2025, at noon, I call on all people of the Commonwealth of Virginia to join in a moment of prayer and reflection on what it means for us as a Commonwealth and Nation to come together."

Read the Official Proclamation here.

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