Trump posthumously awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

<p>President presented award to Kirk’s widow, Erika, on what would have been the far-right commentator’s 32nd birthday</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, to the assassinated far-right commentator <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/charlie-kirk-shooting">Charlie Kirk</a> at the White House on Tuesday.</p><p>Kirk, who was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/charlie-kirk-shooting-maps-videos-images">shot at an event</a> at Utah Valley University in September, was among the most significant rightwing activists in the modern political era, galvanizing a younger generation of conservatives to engage in politics and support Trump’s candidacy ahead of the 2024 election.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/14/charlie-kirk-presidential-medal-of-freedom-trump">Continue reading...</a>