President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday — and vowed to eviscerate left-wing ”radical” groups and expose those that back them financially.
“He was assassinated in the prime of his life for boldly speaking the truth, for living his faith and relentlessly fighting for a better and stronger America,” Trump said.
Kirk was killed in September by a gunman while speaking to a crowd in Utah. Prosecutors signaled their intent to seek the death penalty against his killer, who is believed to have acted alone.