Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, stated in her first public remarks since her husband’s demise that he might be “sporting the fantastic crown of a martyr.”
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Level USA, died Wednesday after he was shot at an occasion at Utah Valley College. He was talking to a big crowd at an outside “Show Me Fallacious” debate, the place he invitations college students to problem his political and cultural views.
Regulation enforcement officers on Friday introduced the arrest of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson for the capturing demise of Charlie Kirk.
Erika thanked Vice President JD Vance, second woman Usha Vance and President Trump for his or her assist because the capturing.
“Mr. President, my husband beloved you and he knew that you simply beloved him too,” she stated, standing at a podium the place a photograph of her husband was displayed.
Vice President JD Vance (R) second woman Usha Vance (C) and Erika Kirk deplane Air Power Two whereas escorting the physique of Charlie Kirk on September 11, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Erika stated Friday that the scheduled Turning Level USA tour, “The American Comeback Tour,” will proceed after her husband’s killing.
The subsequent cease is scheduled for Sept. 18 at Colorado State College in Fort Collins.
“Will probably be higher than ever,” she stated, including, “The radio and podcast present that he was so happy with will go on.”
Erika stated that her husband’s “motion is just not going anyplace.”
“In case you thought that my husband’s mission was highly effective earlier than, you don’t have any thought,” she stated. “You don’t have any thought what you have simply unleashed throughout this complete nation, and this world. You don’t have any thought the fireplace you have ignited inside this spouse. The cries of this widow will echo all over the world like a battle cry.”
Erika Kirk, 36, started relationship Charlie Kirk in 2018 and so they married in 2021. The couple had two kids: a 1-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter.
“He was the right father. He was the right husband,” Erika stated.
Erika was born in Arizona and graduated from Arizona State College. She additionally performed NCAA girls’s basketball for Regis College in Colorado, in line with her biography on her web site.
She gained the Miss Arizona USA title in 2012 and later earned a Juris Grasp’s diploma in American Authorized Research from Liberty College in 2017. She is at the moment finding out for a doctorate in Biblical research at Liberty College, her web site says.
She additionally based Proclaim, a faith-based clothes line, and hosts a podcast, “Midweek Rise Up,” in line with her web site.
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