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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 was assassinated in the prime of his life for boldly speaking the truth, for living his faith and relentlessly fighting for a better

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