Conservative, and at times controversial, podcaster and activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a college campus in Utah on September 10, 2025. Donald Trump attended Charlie's memorial service , and on what would have been Charlie's 32nd birthday, Trump posthumously awarded Charlie the Presidential Medal of Freedom; it was accepted by his wife, Erika Kirk. In the newly renovated Rose Garden , Trump gave a speech about Charlie sharing, "Today we're here to honor and remember a fearless warrior for liberty, beloved leader who galvanized the next generation like nobody I've ever seen before," via Reuters . However, despite this claim, Trump's speech veered, somewhat predictably, into a series of rambling tangents, much to the annoyance of many people online.

He mentioned "the very

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