Emotional Erika Kirk thanks Trump for giving late husband 'best birthday gift'

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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.