President Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk posthumously on Tuesday. Kirk was an activist credited with inspiring young conservatives and shifting national politics further right. He was killed last month in Utah. Trump described Kirk as a "great American hero" and a key factor in his reelection. The ceremony took place on what would have been Kirk's 32nd birthday, with his widow, Erika Kirk, accepting the award. She expressed her intention to continue her husband's work through Turning Point USA and suggested he might have run for president if he had lived, driven by a sense of national... download the app to read more
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