"Happy Birthday Charlie Kirk" trends on X as users take to the social media platform to commemorate the slain activist on his birth anniversary 

Tuesday, October 14, 2025, would have been the 32nd birthday of Charlie Kirk, the slain conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder, who was killed by a gunman last month. "Happy Birthday Charlie Kirk" has been trending on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, as netizens have taken to social media platforms to commemorate the political activist on his birth anniversary.

Charlie Kirk was 31 when he was fatally shot on September 10, 2025, while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The political activist was also a close ally of the US President Donald Trump. Now, several X users have taken to the social media platform and remembered him.

Among his well-wishers, a message also came from the White House. Sharing an image of Charlie and the US President Donald Trump shaking hands, the official X account of the White House wrote:

“America’s best days are still ahead. Happy Birthday, Charlie.”

Meanwhile, Donald Trump Jr., the Governor of Alaska, Mike Dunleavy, and CJ Pearson were some key figures among the individuals who took to X to wish Charlie on his birthday.

Notably, Turning Point USA, the conservative student organisation which Charlie co-founded in 2012, also took to Twitter and honored him. “In honor of Charlie Kirk's 31 years on Earth, here are 31 ways to live like him,” the organization wrote and shared some life habits that the late political activist followed.

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Donald Trump will posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Medal of Freedom

President Donald J. Trump shakes hands with Charlie Kirk (Image via Getty)

According to Time Magazine, President Donald Trump will posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late Charlie Kirk in a ceremony at the White House today, on Tuesday, October 14. The event is reportedly scheduled to take place in the East Room and will bring together key figures from Donald Trump’s political movement.

Notably, Kirk was a provocative figure with a massive following. His death reportedly came at a time of rising political violence in the U.S. Donald Trump and his allies have allegedly cited the growing left-wing organizations in the country behind the political violence.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump also attended the memorial service of Kirk inside the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, last month on September 21. Speaking at his memorial service, Trump adressed a crowd of thousands and said history will never forget the activist and “his name will live forever in the eternal chronicle of America's greatest patriots.”

According to Time Magazine, the Congressional Research Service describes that the Presidential Medal of Freedom is reportedly given to individuals to recognize “a lifetime of significant achievements in the arts, public service, science, or other fields.”

Meanwhile, some previous recipients of the award include Elvis Presley, Babe Ruth, Tiger Woods, Pope Francis, Anna Wintour, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michelle Yeoh, and more.

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For the unversed, Charlie married Erika Kirk in May 2021. Erika, who is a businesswoman and former Miss Arizona, has been appointed CEO of Turning Point USA after the death of her husband. The couple also had two children together.

Edited by Afreen Shaikh