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Erika Kirk pledges ‘my husband’s voice will remain’ in tribute to Charlie Kirk

Nardin Saad and

Max Matza

Watch: Charlie Kerk Erika’s widow issued the first public statement since the deadly shooting

Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, gave the title of tears in which she thanked the first respondents for their attempt to save her husband’s life after he was shot on the campus of the University of Utah.

In a highlighting championship, standing next to her empty husband’s chair that he used during the podcast tapes, quoted the Bible and talked about his love for President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, the United States, and the two children of the spouses.

Kirk, a right -wing activist, was shot on Wednesday during an outdoor event in Urim, Utah. The suspect, Tyler Robinson, was arrested on Thursday evening after surrendering to the police.

In her statements, Mrs. Kerk pledged: “My husband’s voice will remain.”

The broadcasting of the Turning Point Usa headquarters in Arizona was several minutes of silence, as the camera frame the empty Charlie Kerk chair.

When his widow began to speak, I looked up and whispered silent prayer.

Then she thanked the first respondents who tried to save him, her husband’s employees and the White House.

“Mr. President, my husband loved you. He knew that you loved him too,” she said with tears, also thanked Vans and his wife, Osha, for the coffin to Arizona.

“But the most important of all, Charlie loved his children. He loved me. With all his heart, and make sure I know that every day.”

Eric Thuir/Getty Emirk Erika Kirk holds his hands with Osha Vans walking on the stairs of the second air force. JD Vance is behind his wife. They all wear black.Erik Thier/Getty Pictures

Erika Kirk holds the second lady, Usha Vans, upon their arrival in Arizona in the second air force

“In his speech,” said Ms. Kirk.

“They should all know this: If you think my husband’s mission was strong before you have any idea, you have no idea what you just launched in this entire country and this world.”

She said that her husband’s tour on the American University will continue throughout the fall, and in the coming years, without providing more details. It will continue to be pod.

Erika Kirk also talked about their one -year -old son and his three -year -old daughter, saying that she was confused to explain the sudden death of their father.

“My love, my father loves you so much. Don’t worry. He is on a business trip with Jesus.”

It is said that Mrs. Kerk, 36, and their children were in the audience when her husband was shot.

Erika Kirk is a businesswoman and former winner of Miss Arizona, the United States of America, who met her husband in 2018. The couple was participating by 2020 and married less than a year.

It is currently studying for a PhD in Bible Studies, and she launched a program for the Ministry and hosts the Rise Up in the middle of the week that focuses on written leadership. Mrs. Kerk is also working on works and models, and she has a faith line on faith.

Although children and the home life of the couple are regular equipment on their social media pages, they never publish pictures that show the faces of their children.

Charlie Kirk, 31, a controversial figure in the American political discourse, was welcomed by many as a future for the American province with a talent for Activating young conservatives.

By filling the youth vote, it was an effective organizer in the Maga Donald Trump alliance and helped return Trump to the White House for a second period.

Kirk was a strong supporter of weapons rights, heavily opposed to miscarriage, criticizing the rights of transgender people and strengthening false claims about Covid-19.

His opinions were polarized on the campus of universities, where he held major events, and his provocative sermons were attracting crowds of vocal opponents and fans.

His supporters said he was linked and understood their fears. But his views sparked fierce liberal criticism, and his critics said that Kirk’s speech harms people – especially those in the LGBTQ+community.

Getty Images Charlie KIRK wears a black evening in front of a gang band and holds his wife's hand, Erika Lin Franzaf, who wears a sparkling dress, during the opening of the opening turning power USA.Gety pictures

Erika and Charlie Kirk at Turning Point Usa Ball in Washington, DC in January

Kirk was speaking at the University of Utah Valley during the return of the United States of America in the United States of America, an emerging participation that moved to many universities campus throughout the states.

He was shot during a virus that proves a wrong discussion while eating arms violence and transgender in the United States.

Trump announced that he would give Kirk a presidential medal after his death – the highest civil honor that the president can give him – describing his friend and ally as “a giant of his generation and the hero of freedom.”

The president said that Mrs. Kerk is “completely destroyed.”

He founded Turning Point Usa, Charlie Kerk, when he was 18 years old, also referring to its co -founder as a “martyr” and “Pioneer”.

“Charlie was the ideal husband and the ideal father. Foremost, we ask you to pray for Kirx after the incomprehensible loss that they suffered,” the organization said in a BBC statement on Thursday.

Vice President GD Verse flew to the Solt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday to recover Kirk’s coffin and transfer him to Phoenix, Arizona – where the Kirk family – on board the Vice President plane, lives the second air force.

Fans and the second lady, Osha Vans, traveled with the Kirk family and some of his friends to Arizona.

Watch: How to unveil the shooting Charlie Kerk

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2025-09-13 02:35:00

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