Erika Kirk, widow of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, vowed his mission would be “stronger, bolder, louder and greater than ever” and that her “cries will echo around the world like a battle cry.”
Speaking from Turning Point USA’s office, she said he was killed for preaching “patriotism, faith and God’s merciful love,” adding, “the evildoers…have no idea what they have done.”
She thanked Donald Trump, JD Vance and law enforcement, calling Trump her husband’s “amazing” friend.
Charlie Kirk played a key role in drawing young people, especially men, into the MAGA movement.
He was known for inflammatory rhetoric, rejecting separation of church and state and claiming Democrats “stand for everything God hates.”
He decried “wokeism,” Islam and transgender healthcare, called Muslim immigration “civilisational suicide,” and pushed 2020 election conspiracies.
A suspect identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson has been taken into custody.
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