Turning Point USA also announced Thursday that Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, had been unanimously elected as its next leader.

Trump, confronted by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's criticism of social media, responded: “Well, it’s not a cancer in all respects. In some respects, it is great.”

"What is happening to people who reject the canonization of Charlie Kirk is a tragedy and a disgrace," one professor said.

Turning Point USA also announced Thursday that Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, had been unanimously elected as its next leader.

The Turning Point USA board unanimously voted to make Erika Kirk its new chair and chief executive officer in accordance with the wishes of Charlie Kirk.

Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, was elected CEO and chair, continuing the conservative youth organisation's mission.

"I am a moderate compared to Erika," Charlie Kirk revealed earlier this year.

"I am a moderate compared to Erika," Charlie Kirk revealed earlier this year.