Erika Kirk spent the better part of a decade trying to find the perfect birthday gift for her husband, Charlie Kirk.

On Tuesday, Oct. 14, she finally did: accepting the Presidential Medal of Freedom on his behalf from President Donald Trump, calling it “the best birthday gift he could ever have.”

“I’ve spent seven and a half years trying to find the perfect birthday gift for Charlie,” she said. “He wasn’t a materialistic man… but now I can say with confidence, Mr. President, that you have given him the best birthday gift he could ever have.”

The ceremony, held at the White House, fell on what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday. Trump posthumously honored the Turning Point USA founder, who was shot and killed on Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University.

“Today we’re here to h

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