Charlie Kirk posthumously awarded Medal of Freedom on what would have been his 32nd birthday

President Donald Trump is posthumously awarding Turning Point USA (TPUSA) co-founder Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom Tuesday — the highest award issued to civilians in the U.S. "Today, we're here to honor and remember a fearless warrior for liberty, a beloved leader who galvanized the next generation like nobody I've ever seen before. And an American patriot of the deepest conviction, the finest quality and the highest caliber. The late, great Charlie Kirk," Trump said from the Rose Garden on Wednesday. "Five weeks ago, our nation was robbed of this extraordinary champion.… He w