Trump says he told Charlie Kirk he could become president one day
Watch Trump tell reporters that Charlie Kirk could have become president
- Donald Trump stated that he once told right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk he had the potential to become president.
- Mr Kirk, aged 31, was fatally shot at a college campus on 11 September, with Mr Trump describing him as a "great American" who was killed for "speaking his mind".
- These remarks were made by Mr Trump during a press conference in Britain on Thursday, 18 September, alongside Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
- Mr Trump also expressed gratitude for the condolences offered by British citizens following Mr Kirk's death and called for UK-US collaboration to defend "glorious traditions of freedom".
- Watch the video in full above.