President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk the nation's highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Erika Kirk, Kirk’s widow, joined the president. (Photo: White House/X) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

President Donald Trump criticised what he cast as "radical left violence" as he awarded Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, honouring the conservative activist whose death spurred an administration effort targeting left-leaning groups.

"Charlie Kirk was a martyr for truth and for freedom," Trump said during an event at the White House on Tuesday as he posthumously presented the nation’s highest civilian honour to an activist whose killing has galvanised the conservative movement.

"He was assassinated in the prime o

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