Overview

• Scheduled for 4 p.m. ET, the event was moved from the East Room to the Rose Garden to accommodate a larger crowd, with Erika Kirk set to accept the medal.
• Trump returned to Washington early from visits to Israel and Egypt to be present for the presentation.
• Utah prosecutors have charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty, and investigators say they have found no evidence he acted with any group.
• The administration has used the assassination to justify expanded investigations of left‑wing organizations by federal agencies, according to Reuters reporting.
• This will be the first Medal of Freedom awarded in Trump’s second term, as supporters hold memorial observances nationwide honoring the Turning Point USA founder.