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President Trump on Tuesday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nationu2019s highest civilian honor, to Charlie Kirk, a prominent voice in the conservative movement before his assassination last month.
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President Trump reacts beside Erika Kirk, wife of slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk and the new CEO of Turning Point USA, as she wipes a tear while delivering a speech during a ceremony to posthumously award the Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden at the White House, October 14. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity at the ceremony. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Political commentator Tucker Carlson and political advisor Katie Miller in the audience. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Conservative commentator Ben Johnson. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Erika Kirk reacts during the ceremony to posthumously award the Medal of Freedom to her late husband. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
President Trump and Erika Kirk during the ceremony. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Trump speaks during the Rose Garden ceremony. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Argentina’s President Javier Milei poses for a selfie with an attendee. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), and conservative commentator Glenn Beck at the ceremony. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Former Fox News presenter Bill O'Reilly. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sitting near Argentina’s President Javier Milei. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Donald Trump Jr. gives a thumbs up as he and Bettina Anderson attend the ceremony. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
President Trump speaks during the ceremony. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Secretary of State Marco Rubio. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
President Trump walks Erika Kirk to the Rose Garden. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
President Trump presents the Medal of Freedom to Erika Kirk. "Today we're here to honor and remember a fearless warrior for liberty, beloved leader who galvanized the next generation like nobody I've ever seen before," Trump said during the event. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Erika Kir receives the Medal of Freedom posthumously awarded to Charlie Kirk from President Trump. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
President Trump and Erika Kirk before the ceremony. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
President Trump delivers a speech during the event. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Attorney General Pam Bondi. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
President Trump kisses Erika Kirk. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Erika Kirk while delivering remarks at the event. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Since his death, Trump has called Kirk a "martyr for American freedom" and vowed at his memorial service to carry on his work. In September, both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate approved resolutions declaring October 14 a "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk." REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab