Trump to award Charlie Kirk Medal of Freedom Oct. 14
President Trump will cut short a Middle East trip to return to the White House early Tuesday, Oct. 14, to present Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He described the East Room ceremony as a “great celebration” that coincides with what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday.
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📌 Key Facts
- President Trump will award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Oct. 14.
- The Medal of Freedom ceremony is scheduled to be held in the White House East Room.
- Trump said he will make a quick turnaround from his Middle East trip (visits to Israel and Egypt) to return to the White House early Tuesday for the ceremony.
- He described the East Room event as a “great celebration.”
- The ceremony will coincide with what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday.
📚 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.
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New information:
- Trump said he will make a quick turnaround from Israel/Egypt to return to the White House early Tuesday for the Medal of Freedom ceremony.
- He described the East Room event as a “great celebration” coinciding with what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday.