Trump to Award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk Posthumously

Trump to Award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk Posthumously

President Donald Trump shakes hands with moderator Charlie Kirk, during a Generation Next White House forum at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, on March 22, 2018. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 11 that he will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. The announcement came during a speech at the Pentagon commemorating the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Kirk, a prominent conservative and political commentator, was shot and killed on Sept. 10 at the age of 31 while speaking to a crowd of students at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

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