Damon Kleckner

Lovin sports, MSU, Red wings, Lions, Pistons, and life

[Damon Kleckner @Daklec92]

@Sumseason I can’t wait 🤣 and poor David having to sit there for it

[Damon Kleckner @Daklec92]

@Sumseason Go white!

[Lady Gravemaster @LadyGravemaster]

This one hurts.

Eternal Rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Your Perpetual Light shine upon him.
May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace.
Amen.

[Tim Tebow @TimTebow]

Please keep our team in your prayers for strength and wisdom today as we embark on an important mission. We will be testifying in front of the Senate on behalf of child exploitation victims and survivors. Tim Tebow Foundation

Be a Voice for the Voiceless: https://t.co/fbx8wUCZJ4

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Detroit Lions president and CEO Rod Wood has announced that he will retire before the start of the 2026 NFL season.

[Chad Johnson @ochocinco]

😂

[Defiant L’s @DefiantLs]

May he rest in peace

[𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔦𝔱 𝔗𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰 📰 @the_det_times]

BREAKING: Lions OT Dan Skipper has announced on IG that he is retiring from the NFL

CONGRATULATIONS SKIP 👏

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

The Darth Vader hallway entrance in Rogue One was a last-minute addition—and one of the best decisions made.
https://t.co/itZCHXOPFt

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

NAME AND SHAME

The Ravens @Ravens
The Bengals @Bengals
The Detroit Lions @Lions
The Colts @Colts
The Vikings @Vikings

They honored George Floyd, a career criminal who overdosed on fentanyl but refused to honor Charlie Kirk.

Important to know where they stand!

[JD Vance @JDVance]

A while ago, probably in 2017, I appeared on Tucker Carlson's Fox show to talk about God knows what. Afterwards a name I barely knew sent me a DM on twitter and told me I did a great job. It was Charlie Kirk, and that moment of kindness began a friendship that lasted until today.

Charlie was fascinated by ideas and always willing to learn and change his mind. Like me, he was skeptical of Donald Trump in 2016. Like me, he came to see President Trump as the only figure capable of moving American politics away from the globalism that had dominated for our entire lives. When others were right, he learned from them. When he was right--as he usually was--he was generous. With Charlie, the attitude was never, "I told you so." But: "welcome."

Charlie was one of the first people I called when I thought about running for senate in early 2021. I was interested but skeptical there was a pathway. We talked through everything, from the strategy to the fundraising to the grassroots of the movement he knew so well. He introduced me to some of the people who would run my campaign and also to Donald Trump Jr. "Like his dad, he's misunderstood. He's extremely smart, and very much on our wavelength." Don took a call from me because Charlie asked him too.

Long before I ever committed (even in my mind) to running, Charlie had me speak to his donors at a TPUSA event. He walked me around the room and introduced me. He gave me honest feedback on my remarks. He had no reason to do this, no expectation that I'd go anywhere. I was polling, at that point, well below 5 percent. He did it because we were friends, and because he was a good man.

When I became the VP nominee--something Charlie advocated for both in public and private--Charlie was there for me. I was so glad to be part of the president's team, but candidly surprised by the effect it had on our family. Our kids, especially our oldest, struggled with the attention and the constant presence of the protective detail. I felt this acute sense of guilt, that I had conscripted my kids into this life without getting their permission. And Charlie was constantly calling and texting, checking on our family and offering guidance and prayers. Some of our most successful events were organized not by the campaign, but by TPUSA. He wasn't just a thinker, he was a doer, turning big ideas into bigger events with thousands of activists. And after every event, he would give me a big hug, tell me he was praying for me, and ask me what he could do. "You focus on Wisconsin," he'd tell me. "Arizona is in the bag." And it was.

Charlie genuinely believed in and loved Jesus Christ. He had a profound faith. We used to argue about Catholicism and Protestantism and who was right about minor doctrinal questions. Because he loved God, he wanted to understand him.

Someone else pointed out that Charlie died doing what he loved: discussing ideas. He would go into these hostile crowds and answer their questions. If it was a friendly crowd, and a progressive asked a question to jeers from the audience, he'd encourage his fans to calm down and let everyone speak. He exemplified a foundational virtue of our Republic: the willingness to speak openly and debate ideas.

Charlie had an uncanny ability to know when to push the envelope and when to be more conventional. I've seen people attack him for years for being wrong on this or that issue publicly, never realizing that privately he was working to broaden the scope of acceptable debate.

He was a great family man. I was talking to President Trump in the Oval Office today, and he said, "I know he was a very good friend of yours." I nodded silently, and President Trump observed that Charlie really loved his family. The president was right. Charlie was so proud of Erika and the two kids. He was so happy to be a father. And he felt such gratitude for having found a woman of God with whom he could build a family.

Charlie Kirk was a true friend. The kind of guy you could say something to and know it would always stay with him. I am on more than a few group chats with Charlie and people he introduced me to over the years. We celebrate weddings and babies, bust each other's chops, and mourn the loss of loved ones. We talk about politics and policy and sports and life. These group chats include people at the very highest level of our government. They trusted him, loved him, and knew he'd always have their backs. And because he was a true friend ,you could instinctively trust the people Charlie introduced you to. So much of the success we've had in this administration traces directly to Charlie's ability to organize and convene. He didn't just help us win in 2024, he helped us staff the entire government.

I was in a meeting in the West Wing when those group chats started lighting up with people telling Charlie they were praying for him. And that's how I learned the news that my friend had been shot. I prayed a lot over the next hour, as first good news and then bad trickled in.

God didn't answer those prayers, and that's OK. He had other plans. And now that Charlie is in heaven, I'll ask him to talk to big man directly on behalf of his family, his friends, and the country he loved so dearly.

You ran a good race, my friend.

We've got it from here.

[Harrison Butker @buttkicker7]

Thank you for your strong witness for Christ @charliekirk11. Thank you for pursuing truth and leading your family as a husband and father. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

[Big Cat @BarstoolBigCat]

RIP in peace brother

[Till Lindemann.de @Lindemann63]

R.I.P OZZY OSBOURNE

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

RIP To The Prince Of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne https://t.co/GoFcS2y1oC

[meme bastard 🍕 @mask_bastard]

rest easy Ozzy Osbourne 🤘🤘

heaven has another angel today 😭

[ICE T @FINALLEVEL]

RIP Ozzy. Right after the recent huge Black Sabbath final concert. Sad.. In my opinion the Creators of Heavy Metal 🤘🏽🙏

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

If Ozzy could have scripted his finale from this planet, he’d have chosen to be performing live back in his hometown, with his old band, supported backstage by Sharon and their children. It was the perfect ending to an incredible career, and an incredible life. ❤️