Donald Trump presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk's wife Erika in Washington. Photo: EPA PHOTO

President Donald Trump has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the US' highest civilian honour, to slain activist Charlie Kirk, a prominent voice in the conservative movement before his assassination last month.

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"Today we're here to honour and remember a fearless warrior for liberty, beloved leader who galvanised the next generation like nobody I've ever seen before," Trump said in a Rose Garden event.

Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was shot on Septem

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