India, Oct. 15 -- President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk. It is America's highest civilian honour. Charlie's widow, Erika Kirk, received the award on October 14, which would have been the conservative activist's 32nd birthday. He was shot and killed at a college event in Utah on September 10.

Erika Kirk's speech while accepting the award has now gone viral on social media, with many remarking that it left them emotional and teary-eyed.

"Thank you, Mr President, for honouring my husband in such a profound and meaningful way," she said after accepting the award. "And thank you for making this event a priority amid the peace process in the Middle East."

Erika directly addressed the pr...