Trump is slated to bestow the nation’s highest civilian honor on Kirk at the White House in an East Room celebration at 4:00 p.m. ET. Kirk was assassinated on September 10, and his alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, reportedly lived with a transgender boyfriend and had inscribed phrases like “Hey fascist! Catch!” and lyrics to the Italian song “Bella Ciao,” which is an anthem in Antifa circles, on bullet casings recovered from the scene at Utah Valley University.
Trump announced on September 11, a day after Kirk’s assassination, that he would be honoring the Turning Point USA founder, who inspired millions of young people to embrace conservative values and the teachings of Christianity, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
“We miss him greatly, yet I have no doubt that Charlie’s voice and the courage he put into the hearts of countless people, especially young people, will live on,” Trump said.
“I’m pleased to announce that I will soon be awarding Charlie Kirk posthumously the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” he added.
The East Room ceremony comes just weeks after Kirk’s widow, Mrs. Erika Kirk, along with President Trump, numerous Cabinet officials, and Kirk’s friends, peers, and colleagues spoke at his memorial service at a packed State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21.
Trump stated that Kirk “was violently killed because he spoke for freedom and justice, for God, country, for reason, and for common sense.”
“He was assassinated because he lived bravely, he led boldly, and he argued brilliantly, without apology. He did what was right for our nation,” Trump added.
He lauded Kirk as a “martyr for American freedom” and said he will forever live in the pantheon of America’s greatest patriots.
“I know I speak for everyone here today when I say that none of us will ever forget Charlie Kirk, and neither now will history because while Charlie has been reunited with his Creator in heaven, his voice on Earth will echo through the generations, and his name will live forever in the eternal chronicle of America’s greatest patriots,” Trump added.
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