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Trump to Award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 32nd Birthday at White House

The president will interrupt a brief Middle East trip to personally present the nation’s highest civilian honor.

FILE - President Donald Trump is joined on stage with Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk as he finishes speaking at Turning Point USA Teen Student Action Summit at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
President Donald Trump embraces Erika Kirk as she gestures during a memorial service for her husband, Charlie Kirk, on Sept. 21, 2025.
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US President Donald Trump reacts next to Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, after speaking at the public memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday in the East Room on what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday.
  • Trump said he will visit Israel and Egypt before returning to Washington to attend the event.
  • Erika Kirk will attend the White House tribute, according to the president.
  • Utah prosecutors charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and said they intend to seek the death penalty.
  • Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University at age 31.