Trump awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk

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

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

Erica Kirk appears emotional after President Donald Trump awarded her late husband Charlie Kirk the posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)

Erica 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 on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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

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

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