Erika Kirk shared her daughter’s birthday message to Charlie Kirk whilst posthumously accepting the Presidential Medal of Honour on his behalf.
Speaking at a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday (14 October), Ms Kirk became emotional as she delivered a message from her 3-year-old daughter to the late Turning Point USA founder, who was shot dead by a rooftop sniper as he debated students on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, Utah, on 10 September.
Fighting back tears, Ms Kirk read: “Happy birthday Daddy, I want to give you a stuffed animal. I want to eat a cupcake with ice cream and I want you to come home for a birthday surprise. I love you.”
The ceremony, which saw Donald Trump bestow upon Mr Kirk the US’s highest civilian honour, took place on what would have been his 32nd birthday.
