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Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and commentator who was shot and killed at a college event in Utah, will receive a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom.

President Donald Trump, who was close with Kirk, said details of the ceremony will be announced at a later date.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor.

President Donald Trump will award Charlie Kirk a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

Trump made the announcement Thursday at a 9/11 memorial event in New York.

Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed at Utah Valley University Wednesday afternoon during the first stop of his American Comeback Tour.

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