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The Chicago Cubs piloted the American flag for half a stuff for Friday’s home match against the Rays of Tampa Bay in honor of a conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which was assassinated during an event on campus in UTAH on Wednesday.
Wrigley Field’s flag seemed to be controlled at half of the staff in accordance with Mlb Request that the teams follow the presidential proclamation of President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump ordered that the flags were lowered halfway up on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, a few hours after the founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk. (Peter Pinedo / PK Press Club Digital)
In a statement to PK Press Club Digital Thursday, the League confirmed that it “had asked all clubs to follow the management of the presidential proclamation of the White House and to steal flags at half of the staff in their ball game”.
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The proclamation of the White House ordered that the flags are half stolen from the staff until sunset on Sunday. In addition to the flag, Tyler Bowyer, the chief of the USA turning point, reported “The Charlie Kirk Show” that the Cubs “recognize” Kirk in one way or another during the match.
The founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk, is seen on stage at the Firerv Forum during preparations for the National Republican Convention on July 14, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Images Andrew Harnik / Getty)
“He loved the cubs,” added Andrew Kolvet, spokesperson for Turnout Point USA. “Her grandmother was a fan of cubs for life and she could see Cubs Win the World Series and then Died. “”
“She lived to see the best thing as a sports fan for her and that meant a lot for him.”
Riley Gaines shares emotional tribute Charlie Kirk after the assassination of Utah: “We don’t have to live like that”
The Cubs broke a 108-year-old drought when they beat Cleveland in seven games to win the World Series 2016. Kirk shared a photo on X of him and his grandmother celebrating the team’s victory at the time.
Charile Kirk and his wife, Erika Lane Frantzve and their two children, before her assassination on September 10, 2025. (Erika Kirk via Instagram)
“We are grateful that after 108 years, Cubs are world champions,” he wrote in an article on Thanksgiving Day.
In March, Kirk shared another photo of his family in a Cubs match.
The Cubs stole the flag in half of the staff, but did not last a moment of silence as the New York Yankees did it Wednesday evening for Kirk.
Police confirmed on Friday That a suspect in Kirk’s murder was arrested. He was identified as Tyler Robinson, a 22 -year -old Utah resident. Utah governor Spencer Cox said that Robinson’s family member contacted a family friend who then contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s office “with information that Robinson had confessed to them or hinted that he had committed the incident.”
