Donald Trump to Award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk

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On Wednesday, political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking engagement in Utah.

The popular podcast host and founder of Turning Point USA was just 31 years old.

Kirk was outspoken in his support of Donald Trump, and now the president has announced that he will be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA, speaks before Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) gives remarks at a campaign rally at Arizona Christian University on July 31, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump pays tribute to fallen supporter

“Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people,” Trump said in a speech outside the Pentagon.

Trump was the first to confirm the news of his Kirk’s passing after he was shot yesterday afternoon.

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform.

“He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he signs executive orders during a press availability in the Oval Office of the White House on September 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed executive orders which included the renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. — U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he signs executive orders during a press availability in the Oval Office of the White House on September 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The hunt for Charlie Kirk’s shooter continues

Two men were taken into custody immediately after the shooting, but the FBI has since announced that both persons of interest have been released from custody.

Now, a manhunt for the killer is underway as Americans try to make sense of yet another act of political violence.

The Kirk shooting comes after Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were gunned down in their home.

Police have offered few updates with regard to the hunt for Kirk’s assassin as of Thursday afternoon.

We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.

Donald Trump to Award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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