Trump to award Charlie Kirk Medal of Freedom Oct. 14
President Trump said he will return to Washington on Tuesday, Oct. 14, to posthumously award conservative activist Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House East Room ceremony, following a brief trip to Israel and Egypt tied to the Gaza ceasefire. Trump noted Kirk’s widow, Erika, and others will attend the event honoring Kirk, who was assassinated Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University.
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📌 Key Facts
- Ceremony set for Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the White House East Room
- Award: Presidential Medal of Freedom (posthumous) for Charlie Kirk
- Trump will fly back from Israel/Egypt trip to attend; Erika Kirk expected to attend
📚 Contextual Background
- A peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump called for Hamas to free all remaining hostages and for the Israeli military to begin withdrawing from parts of Gaza in phases; the plan also proposed transferring parts of Gaza to a "technocratic" Palestinian committee and deploying a temporary security force backed by Arab states.
- The proposed plan specified that Hamas would release the remaining hostages taken on October 7, 2023 within 72 hours of an agreement, and that Israel would release 250 Palestinians serving life sentences plus 1,700 other Gazans detained after the start of the conflict as part of the exchange.