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Erika Kirk gives emotional first remarks after Charlie Kirk assassination: ‘My husband laid down his life for me, for our nation, for our children’
- Erika Kirk, the wife of the late conservative figure Charlie Kirk, made her first public statement on Friday from the podcast studio following his fatal shooting at Utah Valley University.
- Charlie Kirk was shot and killed by 22-year-old Tyler Robinson during a debate at the university on Wednesday, after which Robinson fled and was arrested following a two-day manhunt.
- Erika condemned those responsible, vowed to continue Charlie’s campus tours, podcasts, and Turning Point USA’s work, describing him as a patriot who laid down his life for his family and nation.
- Authorities found a rifle with bullet casings engraved with anti-fascist slogans linked to Robinson, who is believed to have acted alone, while political figures expressed sympathy and condemned the killing as a political assassination.
- Erika said Charlie’s movement will grow stronger and vowed his legacy will not die, signaling that Turning Point USA will become louder and greater as she carries on his mission.
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The widow of the shot-down Trump activist Charlie Kirk has turned to the public in a video. She reported with tears about the difficult hours after her husband's death. At the same time, she showed herself fighting.
Sydney Morning Herald
Grieving in public view, Erika Kirk blends the personal and political to further her husband’s cause
The grieving widow has promoted female submissiveness in marriage, and not chasing a pay cheque, while also being a successful entrepreneur.
Beatrice Daily Sun
Bismarck TribuneWitnesses to Kirk killing reckon with grief, trauma
OREM, Utah — One student holed up in his house for two days after witnessing Charlie Kirk’s assassination, nervous about going back to the Utah college campus where the conservative activist was shot. Another, unable to sleep or shake what…
Erika Kirk Pays Tribute to Husband Charlie, Pledges to Continue His Mission
Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, delivered an emotional livestream message thanking first responders and others who tried to save her husband after he was fatally shot at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Charlie Kirk, 31, was killed while speaking at an outdoor campus event in Orem. The suspected shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, […]
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