Overview
- President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony, with his widow, Erika Kirk, accepting the honor.
- Vice President J.D. Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered remarks remembering the Turning Point USA co-founder.
- CNN, Fox News, ABC, NBC, NewsNation, Newsmax, One America News, and Right Side Broadcasting Network aired the event live, according to multiple reports.
- MSNBC did not carry the ceremony and instead ran coverage of the administration’s tariffs, drawing sharp criticism from conservative commentators including Eric Deters.
- Kirk was assassinated last month during an event at Utah Valley University; 22-year-old Tyler Robinson has been arrested and faces multiple charges in the case.