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Kirk’s funeral was scheduled for later in the week in Arizona, with a memorial service at State Farm Stadium. Yet, amid mourning, significant controversy persisted. Many liberals, seemingly uncaring about the circumstances, celebrated his death, refusing to retract inflammatory or disrespectful posts. Newsmax’s Tom Basili highlighted how these reactions exposed the deepening political divide, with some viewing the event as a potential turning point in American society’s ongoing culture war.