Trump honoring Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday
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October 14, 2025 12:20 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday is posthumously awarding 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.
The ceremony coincides with what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday. It comes just over a month after the Turning Point USA founder was fatally shot while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University.
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