Oct. 14 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Tuesday afternoon at the White House.
The event was held at the newly remodeled Rose Garden, and the president was accompanied by Erika Kirk, hand in hand, as they exited the White House and Trump approached the lectern for the ceremonial event.
"Today, we are 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," the president said.
He described Charlie Kirk, 31, as "an American patriot of the deepest conviction, the finest quality and the highest caliber."
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