Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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

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

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

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

President Donald Trump speaks alongside Erika Kirk during a Medal of Freedom ceremony for her late husband Charlie Kirk, in the Rose Garden of the White House, 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 October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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

Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and former Vice President Communications Director Katie Miller talk at the end of a Medal of Freedom ceremony for the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)