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, 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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Kirk's Widow: 'You Have No Idea What You Just Have Unleashed'
The widow of murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk has delivered her first public reaction to his shooting death on Wednesday on a college campus in Utah, promising to carry on his mission. "The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done," Erika Kirk said in...
Charlie Kirk's death triggers worldwide sympathy and political controversy. Reactions show deep rift in society.
‘The cries of this widow will echo’: In first public remarks, Erika Kirk warns Charlie’s killers they’ve ‘unleashed a fire’
Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, made her first public statement since his assassination, delivering an emotional speech filled with grief, faith, and a vow to carry on her late husband’s mission.
Faith, family and God’s mercy: Highlights from Erika Kirk’s TV address
Vice President JD Vance (R) second lady Usha Vance (C) and Erika Kirk deplane Air Force Two while escorting the body of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 11, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. / Credit: Kirk, Eric Thayer/Getty Images CNA Newsroom, Sep 13, 2025 / 10:05 am (CNA). Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, vowed to continue her husband’s work Friday night during an impassioned and deeply personal televised address that focused o…
After the firearms attack on right-wing activist and Trump supporter Charlie Kirk in the U.S. state of Utah, the suspect continues to be in custody. Meanwhile, Kirk's widow has publicly spoken out for the first time and wants to continue her husband's right-wing populist youth movement.
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