Watch the full statement as Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika pays emotional tribute to murdered husband

WorldPolitics
13 Sep 2025 • 4:08 PM MYT
The Independent
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Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika paid emotional tribute to her late husband in her first public statement since the political activist’s murder.

In a Turning Point USA livestream broadcast on Friday evening (12 September), a tearful Erika Kirk vowed to continue her husband’s work against ‘evil-doers’ and spoke directly to his killer, saying: “you have no idea of the first you have ignited.”

Kirk also thanked Donald Trump and vice president JD Vance’s wife Usha for their support following his husband’s assassination on Wednesday.

Watch Erika Kirk’s full statement above.