Erika Kirk presents the Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk to the Turning Point staff
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A video shared on X shows Erika Kirk in the Turning Point USA office surrounded by employees, proudly showing them the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to her late husband, Charlie Kirk.
In the clip posted by Charlie Kirk’s former crew chief, Mickey McCoy, Erica speaks movingly to the assembled team.
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She can be heard in the clip saying: “I wanted you all to see the Medal of Freedom and be able to look at it and the back of it.”
“You are all part of the legacy,” she says warmly. “Thank you.”
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Erika Kirk, current CEO of Turning Point USA, shares her late husband Charlie Kirk’s Presidential Medal of Freedom with employees in an emotional office moment. (@Michael_McCoyy)
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States. It was posthumously awarded by President Donald Trump to Charlie Kirk on October 14, 2025, a date that would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday.
Charlie Kirk was posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom on his 32nd birthday
President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late conservative icon Charlie Kirk during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Erica Kirk accepted the award on behalf of her husband. (Kevin Deitch/Getty Images)
Erika received the award on behalf of her husband at a ceremony held in the Rose Garden of the White House. She also made statements that highlighted her husband’s beliefs and sacrifices.
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Charlie Kirk was assassinated on September 10, 2025, while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley State University in Orem, Utah.
Following the death of her husband, Erica was unanimously appointed CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turning Point USA.