Charlie Kirk ‘s widow shared intimate details about the shocking death of her conservative activist husband in a wide-ranging interview Wednesday night. Erika Kirk also revealed to Fox News ‘ Jesse Watters that she has not watched the video of the moment her husband was assassinated. ‘I never saw the video. I never will see it. I never want to see it,’ Erika told Watters. ‘Certain things you see in your life that you can never unsee. There’s certain things you see in your life that mark your soul forever,’ she continued.
‘I don’t want my husband’s public assassination to be something l ever see,’ she added. ‘For people who actually enjoy watching that, it is quite literally sick,’ Erika Kirk concluded. Watters’ interview also featured a segment with a key Turning Point staff member, Chief of Staff Mikey McCoy, who shared that it was Erika Kirk who he called from the scene of the assassination right after Charlie was shot.
Charlie’s widow also disclosed that she was asked if she wanted an apology from comedian Jimmy Kimmel after he made jokes following her husband’s murder. ‘I told them thank you we received their note. This is not our issue. It’s not our mess,’ she told Fox News’ Watters after he asked her what her message to Kimmel would be. Erika is expected to accept the Inaugural Charlie Kirk Legacy Award during the Fox News Patriot Awards Thursday evening.
Kirk was shot dead on September 10 while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University. Tyler Robinson, 22, a left-wing college dropout, has been charged with his assassination. Kirk’s widow, Erika, joined President Donald Trump at the White House last month to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously on her husband’s behalf.
Kirk had built Turning Point USA into one of the most influential conservative youth organizations in America, known for its campus activism and annual conferences that drew thousands of young conservatives. After his death, Erika publicly delivered a statement vowing to carry on his work as the new CEO of the organization. Trump memorably eulogized Kirk at his memorial service days later and comforted Erika who mourned the loss of her husband.
‘We know the weight of this monumental loss is almost unbearable,’ he said. ‘But even in the midst of heartache and pain too great to even fathom, you have somehow found the strength and deep faith to be a comfort to millions and millions of people.’ More than 60,000 people attended the service which was held at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals NFL team.
