U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday honoured Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was killed last month, by presenting him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. Trump praised Kirk as a powerful force in shaping America’s conservative movement.

“Today we’re here to honour and remember a fearless warrior for liberty, beloved leader who galvanized 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 September 10 while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University, a killing that shocked the nation and reignited debates over political violence.

Kirk’s assassination has become a rallying point for the Republican president, who has used it to energize his base

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