Results: Trump says he will award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in Utah on Wednesday. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States. It is an award bestowed by decision of the president of the United States to "any person recommended to the President for award of the Medal or any person selected by the President upon his own initiative", and was created to recognize people who have made "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, or world peace, or cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." Previous winners include Rosa Parks, Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers), and Mother Teresa .