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Charlie Kirk Might Have Run for President, Widow Says as Trump Presents Medal of Freedom on His Birthday
Trump honored Charlie Kirk posthumously with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on his 32nd birthday, amid nationwide tributes and legislative memorial efforts, officials said.
- On October 14, 2025, President Donald Trump will present Charlie Kirk's posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to widow Erika Kirk at the White House, marking Kirk's 32nd birthday.
- After the September 10 assassination, Trump announced plans to grant Charlie Kirk the honor, while authorities charged Tyler Robinson, 22, with aggravated murder and seek the death penalty.
- President Donald Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a `fearless warrior` and hero, saying `They know that they're failing. They have the devil's ideology and they're failing`, while Erika Kirk vowed `God began a mighty work through my husband and I intend to see it through`.
- Ahead of and during the ceremony, the House and Senate approved resolutions marking October 14 as a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk, while memorial events were held in Alaska, New Jersey, Texas and Florida and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna called for a Capitol statue.
- Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, pledged to continue her husband's efforts as the organization maintains hundreds of chapters and nearly $85 million in revenue amid tens of thousands of new chapter inquiries.
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Erika Kirk, the late activist's widow and current CEO of Turning Point USA, accepted the nation's highest civilian honour Presidential Medal of Freedom on his behalf. A military aide introducing the award said the United States honours Kirk as 'a martyr for truth and freedom'. Donald Trump Honours Charlie Kirk With Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House; Late Activist’s Wife Erika Kirk Accepts Nation’s Highest Civilian Honour (See Pics and…
Trump Honors Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom in Touching Rose Garden Ceremony
WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump honored Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk posthumously with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday, which would have been Kirk's 32nd birthday, in a touching ceremony in the newly renovated Rose Garden. The post Trump Honors Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom in Touching Rose Garden Ceremony appeared first on Breitbart.
Trump Awards Charlie Kirk a Posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Donald Trump on Tuesday awarded the late conservative hero Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “Today, we’re here to honor and remember a fearless warrior for liberty, beloved leader who galvanized the next generation like nobody I’ve ever seen before,” Trump said, “and an American patriot of the deepest conviction, the finest quality and the highest caliber, the late, great Charlie Kirk.” Kirk, who was assassinated by a gu…
Erika Kirk reads out heartbreaking message after accepting husband's Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump
Erika Kirk accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom on behalf of her late husband from Donald Trump. She shared an emotional birthday message from their three-year-old daughter as she received America's highest civilian honour. “Happy birthday, daddy… I want you to go have a birthday surprise,” she read aloud.Mrs Kirk said her husband’s life was “proof that freedom is not a theory, it’s a testimony.”WATCH THE CLIP ABOVE FOR MORE
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