Honoring one of his well-known supporters, President Trump presented a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika on what would have been the conservative pundit’s 32nd birthday.
During the ceremony, which took place in the White House’s Rose Garden, President Trump spoke about how Charlie Kirk impacted his 2024 presidential campaign.
“He said, ‘You’re gonna win, sir,'” the world leader recalled. “I said, you know, I’m running against 17 senators and a lot of tough people and governors. He said, ‘No, you’re gonna win.”
The president then gave credit to Kirk, noting he “helped make it happen” by mobilizing citizens to vote.”Without him… maybe you’d have Kamala [Harris] standing here today,” Trump said about his democratic opponent. “That would not be good… Wit