Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, has bravely appeared on her late husband’s podcast to share plans for Turning Point USA’s future just two weeks after he was assassinated.
The 36-year-old widow and mother of two appeared alongside his close colleagues and friends on ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ on Friday.
Kirk died at the age of 31 on September 10 after being fatally shot in the neck at a Turning Point USA event at a Utah university.
Since then, interest in Turning Point USA and Christianity has soared.
‘I gave assurance to people that Turning Point USA was continuing and it is,’ Erika said. ‘We are so blessed to have more work than we could ever dream of.
‘It’s beautiful,’ she continued. ‘Full-steam ahead, so powerful.’
Erika vowed to keep her husband’s dreams alive and said the show will rotate hosts and casts.
‘It is going to be, continually, the north star of the conservative movement, of the voice of the youth, of the voice of the base, and that will not end,’ she said on the show.
‘My husband’s voice will live on.’
The 36-year-old widow and mother of two appeared alongside his close colleagues and friends on ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ on Friday
Kirk died at the age of 31 on September 10 after being fatally shot in the neck at a Turning Point USA event at a Utah university. Since then, interest in Turning Point USA and Christianity has increased
She also recalled how her mother had predicted Kirk would be the Rush Limbaugh of his generation.
Limbaugh was a conservative radio host who died at the age of 70 in 2021 from lung cancer.
Erika and the show’s hosts continued to keep an empty chair open for Kirk during the episode.
Many fans supported Erika, who was named the CEO of his company in the wake of his death, in keeping her husband’s show and legacy alive.
‘Erika is beauty, grace, and wisdom: a modern-day Deborah, or Esther. You will lead the charge well,’ one X user wrote.
‘Thank you, Erika!’ another said.
‘We love you so much, Erika Kirk,’ a third wrote.
Last weekend, a memorial service was held for Kirk in Glendale, Arizona, where Erika and President Donald Trump were in attendance.
Erika fought back tears as she forgave her late husband’s suspected assassin in a heartbreaking moment during the memorial service.
‘My husband’s voice will live on,’ Erika said on the show, while smiling. Erika was appointed as CEO of Kirk’s company in the wake of his death
Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested as the suspect in Kirk’s death and has been charged with capital murder.
Prosecutors and the Trump administration are pushing for him to receive the death penalty.
The mother of two told the crowd of more than 60,000 mourners at State Farm Stadium that her late husband would have wanted her to forgive his killer.
‘He [Charlie] wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life,’ Erika said, sparking roars from the crowd and a standing ovation.
‘That man, that young man, I forgive him,’ Erika said while breaking into tears.
Spectators were in tears throughout as she remembered the father of her two children, their marriage and his legacy.
Trump, Vice President JD Vance and members of the cabinet joined Erika Kirk to give emotional farewells to Kirk after his assassination on September 10.
Trump honored his late friend’s role in helping him get elected in 2024 and said: ‘The gun was pointed at him, but the bullet was aimed at every one of us.’
