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00:00The Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded to Charles James Kirk.
00:05Accepting on behalf of Charlie is his wife, Mrs. Erica Kirk.
00:10Charlie Kirk was one of the most influential American political figures of his generation.
00:16At just 18 years old, he founded Turning Point USA and grew it into the largest conservative youth organization in the nation.
00:24For over a decade, he tirelessly traveled the country, leading a movement to restore respect for our founding principles,
00:33reawaken our national identity, and inspire a renewed spirit of religious devotion.
00:40He was one of the great debaters and communicators of his time.
00:44Despite receiving repeated threats, he remained undeterred and modeled courage, logic, humor, and grace to the next generation.
00:54On September 10th, 2025, at age 31, Charlie Kirk was assassinated while addressing a group of students.
01:04The United States honors him as a martyr for truth and freedom.
01:07The United Statesaffe of
02:00Thank you, Mr. President, for honoring my husband in such a profound and meaningful
02:25way, and thank you for making this event a priority amid the peace process in the Middle
02:32East. Thank you. Very grateful. Charlie always admired your commitment to freedom, and that's
02:43something that both of you shared, so thank you. Your support of our family and the work
02:50that Charlie devoted his life to will be something I cherish forever, so thank you.
02:59To our gracious First Lady in her office for making this event possible, thank you as well.
03:05It's beautiful. To Vice President and the lovely Usha Vance, your friendship has been an unbelievable
03:16encouragement. Thank you. And to all our friends and family that are here and watching from all
03:25around the world, thank you for loving us. Thank you for praying for us and for believing in what
03:32Charlie believed in. And to our Turning Point USA staff and the Charlie Kirk Show staff, we love you
03:41more than you could ever know. And to the Turning Point USA chapters that are watching
03:48all across America right now,
03:51you are the heartbeat of this future and of this movement.
04:00Everything that Charlie built, you guys are the legacy holders of that.
04:05You are living proof that his mission did not die with him.
04:10It lives through you.
04:12And Charlie always said the next generation will decide whether freedom endures.
04:16And because of you, I know that freedom will endure.
04:22It will.
04:23And today we're gathered not only to celebrate Charlie's birthday,
04:29but to honor a truth that he gave his entire life to defend, and that's freedom.
04:36The very existence of the Presidential Medal of Freedom reminds us that
04:40the national interest of the United States has always been freedom.
04:46Our Founders etched it into the preamble of our Constitution, and those words are not
04:51relics on parchment. They are a living covenant.
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