Hyde-Smith, fellow Republican Senators urge Trump to include Charlie Kirk in National Garden of American Heroes

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The National Garden is to feature statues of historical American figures who have contributed to the nation’s cultural, scientific, economic, and political heritage.

Mississippi U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) has joined with 14 of her Senate colleagues in recommending the inclusion of Charlie Kirk, the assassinated founder of Turning Point USA, in the National Garden of American Heroes.

The Senators said the inclusion of Kirk in the National Garden “would not only honor his personal achievements but would also underscore the vital role that civic engagement plays in our national heritage.”

The National Garden of American Heroes supports the design and creation of statues of historical figures from America’s past who have