Overview
- Shapiro said online claims that he canceled a college tour are false and that he will continue visiting campuses this year.
- He pledged to carry on public debates and condemned efforts to silence speech through threats or violence.
- The FBI released photos of a person of interest and is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
- Charlie Kirk was shot during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah and later died at a hospital.
- President Trump announced he will award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, according to Thursday's reporting.