In her first television interview since her husband’s assassination, Erica Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, spoke frankly with Fox News anchor Jesse Watters, sharing her experience in the aftermath of the tragedy and why she refuses to live in fear.
When asked about her fears for her safety, she said: “It is courage that stems from the realization that I will have an appropriate day and time, God permitting, when he will know that I have accomplished my mission, and I will not be afraid of anything.”
She continued: “Charlie was not afraid either. We never lived in fear. If we were, we would not have achieved anything.”
Kirk, who was thrust into the spotlight after her husband was assassinated on September 10, spoke about her life at home with her young daughter and the conversations they had had since that painful day.
She said that such moments still raise difficult questions, and she continued: “My daughter keeps asking, ‘Where is Charlie?’” So I said, “If you want to talk to him, look at the sky and start talking. He will hear you.”
She added: “And I said to her: (Your father is in heaven)… She said: (Do you think I can go one day?) And I said: (My love, we will all go one day).”
Kirk also addressed other issues weighing on her, including public scrutiny, the upcoming trial of her husband’s murderer, and her response to Jimmy Kimmel’s suggestion that the alleged killer was part of a “Make America Great Again” gang, mocking US President Trump’s response to the murder.
The broadcaster asked her: “Do you want Jimmy to apologize to you?” Would you like to participate in a program? How can we correct the situation?
She replied: “Thank them, we have received their message.” This is not our problem… If you want to apologize to someone who is grieving, do so. But if it is not in your hearts, do not do it. I don’t want it. “I don’t need it.”
Kirk also urged the judge to keep news cameras in the courtroom during the trial of Tyler Robinson, who is accused of killing her husband.
In an excerpt from her discussion with Watters, Kirk said the cameras were there during her husband’s murder, and have followed her and her family ever since.
For this reason, she argued that the public should also be allowed to see what is happening inside the courtroom. “We deserve to have cameras there,” she added.
Why can’t we be transparent? There is nothing to hide. I know there is nothing because I saw what the case was built on. Let everyone realize the reality of evil.
“This is something that may affect a generation and generations to come.”
Kirk was killed in September after being shot during an event on a university campus in Utah. He was known as a close ally of Trump, and played an influential role in mobilizing young Republican voters in the recent US elections.
Kirk (31 years old) was the founder of the conservative organization “Turning Point USA” aimed at young people, and an influential voice in the world of the “Make America Great Again” movement.
