US EditionErika Kirk accepts Medal of Freedom for slain husband Charlie Kirk
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk at the White House, with Erika Kirk accepting on his behalf; Trump called him 'a giant of his generation.'
- On September 10th, Kirk was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University, and Tyler Robinson, 22, was charged with his killing as prosecutors seek the death penalty.
- Multiple vigils are planned across the country to mark his birthday, including events in Dunwoody, Georgia, Akron, Ohio with candlelight vigils, and a 6:30 event at Brook Run Park; Turning Point USA posted a tribute video featuring Kirk, Erika Kirk and their two kids.
- Trump framed Kirk's death as a rallying point for his supporters, vowing a redoubled crackdown on radical left-wing groups and deploying National Guard troops to several Democrat-run cities.
- The White House ceremony was widely carried by cable networks including CNN, Fox News, ABC, NBC, NewsNation, Newsmax, OAN and RSBN, while MSNBC declined and faced backlash.
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Trump Questions if Charlie Kirk Really Loved His Enemies Like Wife Erika Said in Eulogy: 'Is That the Same Charlie I Knew?'
"He was able to fight people that were enemies, and he didn't necessarily love those enemies so much,” Trump said of Charlie while presenting him with a posthumous Presidential Medal of FreedomChris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty; Andrew Harnik/Getty President Donald Trump awarded Charlie Kirk a posthumous Medal of Freedom on Oct. 14NEED TO KNOWPresident Donald Trump is claiming that the late MAGA activist Charlie Kirk "didn't necessarily love" his …
In the White House, right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was honoured with an honorary medal. At the celebration, unusual guests appear – and Trump's speech is also a surprise.
President Donald Trump praised the murdered activist Charlie Kirk on Tuesday as a "martyr for truth and freedom" by posthumously granting him the highest civil honor in the United States. Trump handed the presidential medal of freedom to Kirk's widow, and compared the dead conservative activist at the age of 31 with Socrates, Saint Peter, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King. The 79-year-old president also used the ceremony at the White House …
Kirk awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom of what would have been his 32nd birthday - American Press
President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded America’s highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who inspired a generation of young conservatives and helped push the nation’s politics further to the right. Receiving the award on Kirk’s behalf was his widow, Erika. Her voice cracking and often falling to a whisper as she wiped away tears, Erika Kirk talked about her late husband’s life, political beliefs and lega…
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