Trump Says He Will Posthumously Award Charlie Kirk The Presidential Medal Of Freedom

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will posthumously grant nan Presidential Medal of Freedom to precocious blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated connected Wednesday successful Utah.

Trump made nan announcement astatine nan opening of his remarks astatine an arena astatine nan Pentagon commemorating nan 9/11 attacks.

“Before we statesman fto maine definitive nan scary and condolences truthful galore Americans astatine nan heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk person felt. Charlie was a elephantine of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people," he said to commencement his remarks.

"Our prayers are pinch his awesome woman Erika and his beautiful children — awesome group they are. We miss him greatly, yet I person nary uncertainty that Charlie’s sound and nan courageousness he put into nan hearts of countless people, particularly young people, will unrecorded on."

Announcing his volition to grant Kirk nan medal, Trump added that while nan day has yet to beryllium determined, that, "I tin only guarantee you 1 point — we will person a very large crowd, very very big.”

Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA, an influential blimpish group that was progressive connected precocious schoolhouse and assemblage campuses arsenic it worked to mobilize young conservatives. The 31-year-old was a champion connected blimpish media and hosted his ain podcast.

He was besides a adjacent state to Trump and galore others successful his orbit, including Vice President JD Vance (he played an influential domiciled successful urging Trump to prime Vance arsenic his moving mate) and members of nan Trump family.

Trump collapsed nan news of Kirk's decease successful an announcement connected his societal media page. And aft his death, a big of blimpish politicians and personalities posted memorials for Kirk.