Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, October 14, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)

President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk and presented the medal to Erika Kirk in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)

Erika Kirk looks emotional after President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to her late husband Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)

Erika Kirk speaks after President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to her late husband, Charlie Kirk, during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Erika Kirk walks with President Donald Trump after posthumously awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to her late husband, Charlie Kirk, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump speaks alongside Erika Kirk at the Medal of Freedom ceremony for her late husband Charlie Kirk in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he presents the medal to his wife Erika Kirk (left) during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Donald Trump Jr. gestures at the end of the Medal of Freedom Ceremony for late conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy and U.S. homeland security adviser, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and former Communications Director to the Vice President Katie Miller chat at the end of the Medal of Freedom Ceremony for late conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)