Washington — President Donald Trump introduced Thursday that he’ll award conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated throughout a campus occasion in Utah, the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously.
Mr. Trump paid homage to Kirk whereas talking at a Sept. 11 remembrance occasion on the Pentagon, calling his killing “heinous.”
“Charlie was an enormous of his era, a champion of liberty, and an inspiration to hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of individuals,” the president stated.
He added that the nation is praying for Kirk’s spouse, Erika, and two kids.
“We miss him enormously, but I’ve little doubt that Charlie’s voice and the braveness he put into the hearts of numerous folks, particularly younger folks, will reside on,” Mr. Trump.
The president stated a date for the ceremony honoring Kirk will likely be introduced sooner or later.
Created by President Harry Truman in 1945, the Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor and is usually awarded to individuals who have made meritorious contributions to the safety or nationwide pursuits of the nation, world peace, or cultural or different important endeavors, in line with an government order signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, which renamed the medal.
Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday throughout an occasion hosted by his group, Turning Level USA, at Utah Valley College in Orem, Utah. Utah Public Security Commissioner Beau Mason stated the suspected shooter remains to be at giant, however investigators consider he’s of school age.
Legislation enforcement recovered the weapon believed for use within the assassination, a higher-powered bolt-action rifle, FBI official Robert Bohls stated Thursday, in addition to a foot impression, palm print and forearm imprints, which will likely be analyzed by investigators.
Kirk co-founded Turning Level USA in 2012 and had grow to be a power in conservative politics. He was near Mr. Trump and his household, in addition to Vice President JD Vance.
