With Donald Trump and JD Vance in attendance, tens of thousands gathered on Sunday near Phoenix to honor the murdered conservative activist in a ceremony that was both a political rally and a crusade against the 'enemies' of the MAGA movement.

Praising “our greatest evangelist for American liberty,” now “immortal,” the US president recalled that this MAGA figure loved debate without holding grudges. “That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry!” The billionaire was anything but, relishing his own ferocity. In the same speech, Trump declared, “We have to bring back religion to America, because without borders, law and order and religion, you really don’t have a country anymore (…) We want God back.”