Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, thanked President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in an emotional address on Friday.
I want to thank President Trump and his incredible family for the same. Mr. President. My husband loved you. And he knew that you loved him too. He did. Your friendship was amazing,” she said.
“I want to thank my husband’s dear friend. Vice President Vance and his phenomenal wife, Usha, for their love and support,” she said.
Erika Kirk made her first public comments since her husband was gunned down at a campus appearance in Utah two days ago. She gave the address from Charlie Kirk’s studio in an address from Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix carried live by Newsmax.
“I first want to thank the local, state, and federal law enforcement who worked tirelessly to capture my husband’s assassin so that he can be brought to justice. I want to thank the first responders who struggled heroically, heroically, to save Charles’ life and the police, who acted bravely to make sure that there were no other victims on that terrible afternoon,” she began.
Charlie Kirk was assassinated Wednesday during a Turning Point event on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
Erika Kirk posted to X that day, “Psalm 46:1 – God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
The FBI on Friday announced the arrest of Tyler Robinson, 22, who they say fired a single round from a high-powered rifle that struck Charlie Kirk in the neck and killed him.
Erika Kirk flew back with her husband’s casket aboard Air Force II on Thursday, escorted by Vice President J.D. Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance. It’s unclear where she was at the time of Charlie Kirk’s murder and when she arrived in Utah.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disclosed new details in the case which may indicate radicalization, including anti-fascist messages engraved on bullet casings recovered from the scene.
Among them were phrases such as “Hey fascist! Catch!” with symbols tied to the video game “Helldivers 2,” and lyrics from the Italian resistance song “Bella Ciao.” Other casings included internet memes and mocking phrases.
Erika Kirk, née Frantzve, and Charlie Kirk were married on May 8, 2021. They have two children, a son who turned 1 in May and a daughter, 3. The Kirks kept the names of their children private.
Erika Kirk, 36, was crowned Miss Arizona USA in 2012. Erika went to Regis University, where she was a basketball player. She graduated with a double major from Arizona State University and also earned a Juris Master’s in American Legal Studies from Liberty University.
She hosts a twice-weekly podcast, “Midweek Rise Up,” which aims to “push you, Biblical leadership to challenge you, and God-breathed Scripture to posture your heart for the best that’s yet to come.”
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