US EditionErika 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 vowed to continue her late husband's conservative movement and praised swift law enforcement action after his assassination during a university event, with over 145,000 viewers tuning in.
- On Friday, Erika Kirk delivered her first public remarks from Phoenix after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot Wednesday at Utah Valley University, speaking for just under 18 minutes from his podcast studio beside an empty chair.
- Authorities say 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was found and apprehended after a nearly 48-hour manhunt, with officials citing engraved ammunition casings as key evidence.
- Investigators say a single rifle shot struck Charlie Kirk in the neck at Utah Valley University, with surveillance and video footage capturing the suspect fleeing the rooftop location through nearby neighborhoods.
- Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance accompanied Charlie Kirk's casket aboard Air Force Two to Phoenix, Arizona, while President Donald Trump announced a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom and a $100,000 reward was offered.
- Erika Kirk pledged Turning Point USA's radio and podcast shows, fall campus tour, and AmericaFest in Phoenix will continue and urged young people to join or start local TPUSA chapters and churches.
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In her first public statement after the death of ultra-conservative activist Charlie Kirk, his widow Erika Kirk addressed the perpetrator directly. In a highly emotional statement broadcast by the YouTube channel Turning Point USA, the widow explained to the perpetrator: "You have no idea what you just triggered in this whole country. Her husband's movement will not only survive, but "be bigger than ever." Kirk was killed by a shot on Wednesday …
‘You Have No Idea What You Have Unleashed’: Erika Kirk Addresses Supporters For First Time Since Kirk’s Assassination
From the Daily Caller News Foundation By Hailey Gomez Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, addressed supporters Friday evening for the first time since her husband’s assassination, saying that her late husband’s movement will “never surrender.” Kirk, 31, was shot and killed Wednesday while debating students at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Speaking for the first time since the fatal attack, Erika Kirk thanked …
In a broadcast from the Turning Point USA office, she quoted scripture, spoke about her husband's love for Trump, J.D. Vance, the United States, and their children, among other things.
Erika Kirk, the widow of American conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead in Utah on Wednesday, vowed to continue her husband's mission. She said this during a livestreamed speech. "The movement my husband built will not die."
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