The tragic death of Charlie Kirk, the right-wing influencer and founder of Turning Point USA, sent shockwaves around the country and beyond.
He was tragically shot in the neck during a debate at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
Kirk was then rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The news of his tragic passing was announced by President Donald Trump himself who took to Truth Social to express his sadness over losing a very good friend.
“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!” Trump wrote.
The FBI revealed on September 11 that it had recovered the rifle tied to Kirk’s killing and shared images of the suspect. Police arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson from Utah the next day. After his arrest, Erika Kirk broke her silence and spoke about her late husband.
Charlie Kirk’s wife addressed the nation in a livestream from Turning Point USA’s Phoenix studio, right next to the chair her husband had used for his podcast.
The grieving widow thanked emergency services for their quick response in trying to save her husband’s life. She also thanked the White House and Vice President JD Vance and his wife for “bringing [Charlie] home.”
Erika then expressed her gratitude to President Donald Trump, whom her husband had backed for years. In fact, it was Charlie Kirk who played a major role in boosting voter turnout for Trump and other Republican candidates in the last election, with many crediting him for registering tens of thousands of new voters and helping flip Arizona in Trump’s favour.
Kirk attended Trump’s inauguration and was a frequent visitor of the White House during both Trump’s terms.
“Mr President, my husband loved you. And he knew that you loved him too,” Erika said in her speech, wowing to continue her husband’s legacy and “make Turning Point USA the biggest thing that this nation has ever seen.”
Erika went on to say that Kirk loved America, nature, and the Chicago Cubs baseball team, but ‘most of all’, he ‘loved his children’, adding: “And he loved me. With all his heart. And he made sure I knew that everyday.”
She said she didn’t know how to explain her daughter that her father was no longer there, saying she told the three-year-old girl, “Baby, daddy loves you so much. Don’t you worry. He’s on a work trip with Jesus.”
Erika added that the reason her husband was killed was because he “preached a message of patriotism, faith and of God’s merciful love.
“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.
“They should all know this: if you thought that my husband’s mission was powerful before you have no idea, you have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country and this world.”
She continued, “In a world filled with chaos, doubt and uncertainty, my husband’s voice will remain and it will ring out louder and more clearly than ever and his wisdom will endure.”
Just hours before the tragic incident unfolded, Erika posted a message on the social media that read, read: “Psalm 46:1 – God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
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