President Donald Trump said slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk was seen as a "son" to him him during an interview with Fox News Channel on Friday.

The show must go on for the president. As he spoke with reporters outside of the White House on Friday President Donald Trump avoided a question about right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed in a political assassination on Wednesday,

For the approximately 40 hours between the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the announcement Friday that a suspect had been apprehended, finger-pointing reined on the right.

Donald Trump is being called out for releasing an AI-generated video to speak about the death of Charlie Kirk.

The suspected shooter in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is in police custody, President Donald Trump said on Fox News Friday morning. “I think with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody,” Trump said in a prescheduled interview on Fox & Friends.

President Donald Trump announced Friday on “FOX & Friends” that an arrest was made in the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin. “I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody” Trump said.

Kirk was President Trump's bridge to young Republicans, and Trump credited him and his organisation with his victory in 2024. He was also a close personal friend of the Trump family, a key White House adviser, a hero to many young Republicans and a foil for the party's opponents.