‘The movement my husband built will not die’: Charlie Kirk’s widow vows to continue slain activist’s work
Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika pays moving tribute to ‘perfect’ activist
- Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, made her first public statement two days after her husband's assassination, vowing to continue the right-wing movement he founded.
- Speaking from Phoenix, Arizona, her address was streamed across platforms of the conservative group Turning Point USA, which she pledged to make "the biggest thing this nation has ever seen."
- She confirmed that the organisation's "American Comeback Tour" and annual AmericaFest conference would proceed as planned, despite her husband's death.
- Kirk shared a poignant moment about her three-year-old daughter asking "Where’s daddy?" and expressed gratitude to President Donald Trump and his family for their support.
- The suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination, Tyler Robinson, 22, is in custody and expected to appear in court, having been identified by his father after confessing to the crime.