Trump to Posthumously Award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will award conservative activist Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, after Kirk was killed while speaking at a Utah university on Wednesday. Trump, speaking at the Pentagon for an event commemorating the Sept. 11 attacks, said he wanted to honor Kirk's family and his dedication to political activism. The remarks came a day after the Turning Point USA co-founder was shot to death as he spoke to college students at Utah Valley University, prompting a bipartisan condemnation of political violence. The . . .