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Charlie Kirk S Wife Erika Makes Impassioned Promise After His Death

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Erika Kirk bravely shared her first televised interview since the tragic death of her husband, Charlie Kirk, earlier this year. “I can’t help [but] smile to hear his name or say it,” Erika, 36, said during the November 5 episode of Jesse Watters Primetime. “He was the love of my life. [He] still is.” Charlie and Erika married in May 2021 and welcomed two children: a daughter in 2022 and a son in 2024. Tragically, Charlie was shot and killed on September 10 while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

He was only 31 years old. Turning Point USA, which Charlie co-founded, released a statement confirming his passing, stating, “It’s with a heavy heart that we, the Turning Point USA leadership team, write to notify you that early this afternoon,... Two days after Charlie's death, accused shooter Tyler Robinson turned himself in to the police. He faces multiple charges, including aggravated murder and felony discharge of a firearm. Erika Kirk remembers the life and legacy of her late husband, Charlie Kirk, on 'Erika Kirk: In Her Own Words" Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, revealed she has never watched video of her husband’s assassination as she opened up about how she has been coping with his death in a raw, emotional interview with...

"I never saw the video, I never will see it," she revealed to Fox News. "I never want to see it, there are certain things you see in your life that you can never unsee. There are certain things you see in your life that mark your soul forever. I don't want my husband's public assassination to be something I ever see. I don't want my kids to ever see that." The night before Charlie was assassinated, Erika and her daughter slept in the couple’s bed.

Charlie slept in their daughter’s bedroom. She claimed she wanted him to get a "good night’s sleep" before his speaking engagement the next day. ERIKA KIRK DOUBLES DOWN TO FIGHT FOR CHARLIE’S LEGACY: ‘I’M NOT AFRAID’ Charlie Kirk’s wife, Erika Kirk, is recalling what she told their 3-year-old daughter after his death. “When I got home last night Gigi, our daughter, just ran into my arms and I talked to her and she said, ‘Mommy i miss you’ and I said I miss you too baby... She’s 3,” Erika, 36, said in a live stream via Charlie’s X account on Friday, September 12.

“And I said, ‘Daddy loves you so much baby he’s on a work trip with Jesus so he can afford your blueberry budget,’” she continued. Erika broke her silence Friday, two days after Kirk was shot during a speaking event for his American Comeback Tour at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. His right-wing nonprofit, Turning Point USA, later confirmed that Charlie had died at the age of 31. The former Miss Arizona USA said that Charlie, whom she married in 2021, loved his family and being a husband and father to Gigi and their 1-year-old son. GLENDALE, Arizona — Erika Kirk revealed that she forgives the man who killed her husband Charlie and preached unity and peace in a stunning, searing speech that left mourners speechless and crying on Sunday. “He wanted to save young men.

Just like the one who took his life,” Kirk’s widow said through tears, speaking behind the presidential seal on stage at State Farm Stadium. She added: “I forgive him because it was what Christ did. And what Charlie would do.” “The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the gospel is love and always love. Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us,” Erika continued.

She added that she wouldn’t push for the death penalty for Tyler Robinson, the man charged with his fatal shooting, telling the New York Times: “I do not want that man’s blood on my... Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah. "You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife, the cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry," said Erika Kirk, the wife of slain... Just days after a gunman shot and killed Kirk at a Utah university, Erika Kirk said she would continue Charlie Kirk's political activism through his Turning Point USA organization. "To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die. It won't, I refuse to let that happen ...

All of us will refuse to let that happen," Erika Kirk said. "No one will ever forget my husband's name, and I will make sure of it." White House officials and lawmakers are expected to gather at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Sunday for a 6 p.m. prayer vigil in remembrance of Kirk. According to a press release about the vigil, those expected to give remarks include House Speaker Mike Johnson, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, White House Director of National Security Tulsi Gabbard, and Health... Kennedy Jr.

Published: 19:53 EST, 12 September 2025 | Updated: 06:30 EST, 13 September 2025 The wife of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk made her first public address since her husband's assassination on Friday evening and promised to continue the political movement her husband started. Erika Kirk stood next to the empty chair once used by Charlie in his studio while she addressed an online audience just after 8:25pm. During an emotional speech in which she had to pause several times to catch her breath and wipe away tears, she called on Kirk's followers to become members of a church before making a... 'Charlie, I promise I will never let your legacy die, baby,' she said. 'I promise I'll make Turning Point USA the biggest thing that this nation has ever seen.'

Erika, the widow of Charlie Kirk, has made her first public comments since her husband's death, delivering a tearful and at times angry speech that was intermittently interrupted by technical glitches. Speaking from her late husband's streaming room, Erika broke down in tears as she addressed President Trump. "My husband loved you," she sobbed, adding that she knew the former president reciprocated her husband's affection. Her emotional address was punctuated by calls to "action" and urges for people to "join a church," but was abruptly interrupted by an advertisement. "This is what my prompts used to look like, and this is what they look like now. This is all thanks to this prompt-enhanced button in augment code," blared the unexpected ad, cutting off Mrs.

Kirk mid-sentence. READ MORE: Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's chilling gun obsession in family photos READ MORE: Secret Service employee put on leave after 'celebrating' Charlie Kirk's death New Delhi: Two days after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University, his wife, Erika Kirk, stepped forward on Friday to deliver her first public remarks. Standing next to her late husband’s empty studio chair and holding his cross necklace, Erika spoke with a voice “filled with both sorrow and strength,” honoring his life and legacy. Erika's podium was framed with the caption, “May Charlie be received into the merciful arms of Jesus, our loving Savior.”

“My husband laid down his life for me, for our nation, for our children,” she said. “He showed the ultimate and true covenantal love. My husband laid down his life for me, for our nation, for our children. May Charlie be received into the merciful arms of Jesus, our loving Savior.” Erika began by thanking first responders and the “countless supporters who have rallied behind her family since the tragic event.” She also offered “deep gratitude to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance... “Mr.

President, my husband loved you,” she declared, acknowledging the bond Charlie had with the two men.

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