The Charlie Kirk Show - September 13, 2025


A Husband's Love: Mrs. Erika Kirk Addresses The Nation After Charlie's Assassination


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17 minutes

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1,842

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207

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Erica Kirk releases a tribute to her late husband, Charlie Kirk, who lost his life in the shooting that took place in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 5, 2019. She also gives her thoughts and prayers to the families affected by the attack.

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00:00:58.000 Good evening.
00:00:59.000 My name is Erica Kirk.
00:01:02.000 Charlie Kirk is my husband.
00:01:06.000 I first want to thank the local, state, and federal law enforcement who worked tirelessly to capture my husband's assassin so that he can be brought to justice.
00:01:17.000 I want to thank the first responders who struggled heroically.
00:01:23.000 Heroically to save Charles' life.
00:01:28.000 And the police who acted bravely to make sure that there were no other victims on that terrible afternoon.
00:01:37.000 I want to thank the officers who have protected our Turning Point USA family these past two days.
00:01:43.000 And I want to thank the Turning Point USA board, the COO, Justin Strife, and my husband's chief of staff, the amazing Mikey McCoy.
00:01:55.000 Okay.
00:01:57.000 for all their work in these terrible days to be the stability for our family and for the wider turning point usa family as well my heart is with every one of my husband's employees who lost a friend and a mentor i want to thank the staffers of this
00:02:20.000 His amazing Charlie Kirk show who helped him broadcast from this studio, this chair.
00:02:31.000 Every day he loved it.
00:02:33.000 He loved what he did.
00:02:36.000 I want to thank the millions of people who have shown their love for Charlie here in Phoenix.
00:02:42.000 and across America and worldwide.
00:02:48.000 I want to thank my husband's dear friend, Vice President Vance, and his phenomenal wife Usha.
00:02:59.000 For their love and support.
00:03:03.000 Honored my husband so well bringing him home.
00:03:08.000 You both are tremendous.
00:03:12.000 I want to thank President Trump and his incredible family for the same.
00:03:19.000 Mr. President, My husband loved you.
00:03:24.000 And he knew that you loved him too.
00:03:32.000 He did.
00:03:34.000 Your friendship was amazing.
00:03:36.000 You supported him so well.
00:03:40.000 As did he for you.
00:03:41.000 Two days ago, my husband, Charlie, went to see the face of his Savior and his God.
00:03:51.000 Charlie always said that when he was gone, he...
00:03:57.000 He wanted to be remembered for his courage and for his faith.
00:04:04.000 And one of the final conversations that he had on this earth, my husband witnessed for his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
00:04:12.000 Now and for all eternity, he will stand at his Savior's side.
00:04:24.000 Wearing the glorious crown of a martyr.
00:04:31.000 Loved life.
00:04:35.000 He loved America.
00:04:39.000 He loved nature, which helped him always bring him closer to God.
00:04:46.000 He loved the Chicago Cubs.
00:04:48.000 And my goodness, did he love the Oregon Ducks?
00:04:52.000 He wanted me to say go ducks, so I have to since they play on Saturday.
00:04:56.000 So go ducks.
00:04:59.000 But most of all, Charlie loved his children.
00:05:07.000 And he loved me with all of his heart.
00:05:11.000 And I knew that.
00:05:13.000 Every day I knew that.
00:05:14.000 He made sure I knew that every day.
00:05:17.000 Every day he would ask me, how can I serve you better?
00:05:21.000 How can I be a better husband?
00:05:22.000 How can I be a better father?
00:05:24.000 Every day.
00:05:25.000 Every day.
00:05:27.000 Such a good man.
00:05:28.000 He still is a good man.
00:05:31.000 He was the perfect father.
00:05:34.000 He was the perfect husband.
00:05:37.000 Charlie always believed that God's design for marriage in the family was absolutely amazing.
00:05:42.000 And it is.
00:05:44.000 It is.
00:05:45.000 And it was the greatest joy of his life.
00:05:49.000 And over and over he would tell all these young people to come and find their future spouse, become wives and husbands and parents.
00:06:00.000 And the reason why is because he wanted you all to experience what he had and still has.
00:06:07.000 He wanted everyone to bring heaven into this earth through love and joy that comes from raising a family.
00:06:15.000 Okay.
00:06:16.000 It's beautiful.
00:06:20.000 Charlie always said that if he ever ran for office, I know a lot of you asked if he ever was going to, but privately he told me.
00:06:28.000 If he ever did run for office, that his top priority would be to revive the American family.
00:06:37.000 That was his priority.
00:06:40.000 One of Charlie's favorite Bible verses was Ephesians 5, verse 25.
00:06:48.000 Husbands.
00:06:51.000 Love your wives.
00:06:56.000 As Christ loved the church.
00:06:59.000 and gave himself up for her.
00:07:03.000 My husband laid down his life for me.
00:07:07.000 For our nation.
00:07:10.000 For our children.
00:07:12.000 He showed the ultimate and true covenantal love.
00:07:18.000 I will never ever have the words to describe the loss that I feel in my heart.
00:07:26.000 I honestly have no idea what any of this means.
00:07:30.000 I know that God does, but I don't.
00:07:34.000 But Charlie baby, I know you do too.
00:07:37.000 I know you do.
00:07:39.000 So does our Lord.
00:07:43.000 And our world is filled with evil.
00:07:47.000 But our God, you guys, our God is so good.
00:07:54.000 So incredibly good.
00:07:57.000 And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good.
00:08:02.000 For those who are called according to his purpose.
00:08:08.000 Already I have seen the worldwide outpouring of love for my husband.
00:08:14.000 I've heard the testimonies from people.
00:08:16.000 My husband inspired to get married, to start families, to seek out a relationship with God.
00:08:23.000 It's the most important.
00:08:24.000 Most important one of all.
00:08:26.000 The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done. 0.97
00:08:41.000 They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith, and of God's merciful love.
00:08:54.000 But they should all know this.
00:08:56.000 If you thought that my husband's mission Was powerful before.
00:09:03.000 You have no idea.
00:09:07.000 You have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country.
00:09:13.000 And this world, you have no idea.
00:09:17.000 You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife. 0.84
00:09:25.000 The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry.
00:09:29.000 Bye.
00:09:31.000 Thank you.
00:09:36.000 To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die.
00:09:42.000 It won't.
00:09:46.000 It will not die.
00:09:49.000 All of us will refuse to let that happen.
00:09:53.000 No one will ever forget my husband's name, and I will make sure of it.
00:10:00.000 It will become stronger.
00:10:04.000 Bolder, louder, and greater than ever.
00:10:08.000 My husband's mission will not end, not even for a moment.
00:10:14.000 And one of Charlie's greatest talents was his ability, this phenomenal ability to choose great people to follow him.
00:10:23.000 He could always find the ones who could handle any setback.
00:10:27.000 And it's almost like he knew he just could see it in you.
00:10:31.000 Even when you couldn't see it in yourself, he just knew.
00:10:33.000 He knew you could handle it.
00:10:35.000 You thought you only had 5% left, and he knew you had 15.
00:10:43.000 even when you didn't.
00:10:43.000 He always challenged people around him to work harder and to be better.
00:10:48.000 He never gave up.
00:10:51.000 And I love knowing that one of his One of his motto was never surrender.
00:10:59.000 So I want to tell you that that we'll never surrender.
00:11:03.000 We never will.
00:11:04.000 Ever.
00:11:07.000 Ever.
00:11:10.000 Our campus tour this fall will continue.
00:11:14.000 There will be even more tours in the years to come.
00:11:18.000 America Fest here in Phoenix this December will go on.
00:11:23.000 It will be greater than ever.
00:11:27.000 The radio and podcast show that he was so proud of.
00:11:36.000 And in a world filled with chaos, doubt, and uncertainty, my husband's voice will remain.
00:11:42.000 And it will ring out louder and more clearly than ever.
00:11:46.000 And his wisdom will endure.
00:11:52.000 My favorite too, but my husband's favorite word in the English language was earn.
00:12:01.000 He would call all of you to be people of action who earn the future America deserves.
00:12:10.000 So to all of the young people who felt inspired by my husband's faith in hard work, all of you already know what Charlie would want you to do.
00:12:20.000 You know.
00:12:23.000 You know.
00:12:25.000 If you're in high school or if you're in college, go find your local turning point USA chapter.
00:12:31.000 Join it.
00:12:33.000 Stay involved.
00:12:36.000 He wants you to make a difference.
00:12:39.000 And you can.
00:12:41.000 You can.
00:12:42.000 The movement's not going anywhere.
00:12:44.000 And it will only grow stronger when you join it.
00:12:49.000 There isn't a chapter.
00:12:51.000 You can't find one, then start one.
00:12:53.000 There is no excuse.
00:12:54.000 You can start one.
00:12:56.000 And as my husband used to say in this room, every single day, if you want to get involved, the best way you can do that is going to TPUSA.com.
00:13:05.000 That's what he would say every day from this chair.
00:13:07.000 Every single day.
00:13:08.000 I watched his show every day, and he would always say, if you want to get involved, go to tpusa.com.
00:13:16.000 If you're a pastor, join our movement at TPUSA Faith.
00:13:19.000 And if you're a parent, I highly recommend that you come to America Fest in December.
00:13:26.000 Sign up right now for that because we would love to see you.
00:13:29.000 I would love to see you.
00:13:31.000 Charlie would.
00:13:32.000 He'll be there.
00:13:33.000 He'll be there in spirit.
00:13:36.000 Bring your kids.
00:13:38.000 Bring your family.
00:13:40.000 But most important of all, if you aren't a member of a church, I beg you to join one.
00:13:46.000 A Bible believing church.
00:13:49.000 Our battle is not simply a political one.
00:13:51.000 Above all, it is spiritual.
00:13:54.000 It is spiritual.
00:13:55.000 The spiritual warfare is palpable.
00:14:01.000 Charlie loved his savior with all of his heart, and he wanted every one of you to know him too.
00:14:08.000 He wanted everyone to know that if they confess, if they confess the Lord Jesus Christ who rose from the dead, then they will be saved.
00:14:23.000 Hear me when I say this.
00:14:24.000 Nobody is ever too young to know the gospel.
00:14:28.000 Nobody.
00:14:28.000 Nobody is ever too young to get involved with saving this beautiful country.
00:14:34.000 This country my husband loved and still loves.
00:14:37.000 And nobody is ever too old either.
00:14:41.000 There's no age limit.
00:14:43.000 I know my husband is still here.
00:14:48.000 He's watching over us.
00:14:52.000 I don't remember the last time I slept.
00:14:57.000 I couldn't sleep last night.
00:15:01.000 Charlie, baby.
00:15:07.000 Charlie, I promise I will never let your legacy die, baby.
00:15:13.000 I won't.
00:15:14.000 I promise I'll make Turning Point USA the biggest thing that this nation has ever seen.
00:15:19.000 I promise.
00:15:22.000 Charlie, I love you.
00:15:25.000 I love you, baby.
00:15:27.000 I love you, baby.
00:15:27.000 Rest in the arms of our Lord as he blankets you with the words, I know your heart always strives to hear.
00:15:37.000 Well done, my good and faithful servant.
00:15:41.000 When I got home last night.
00:15:53.000 Our daughter just ran into our my arms. 0.97
00:15:58.000 And I talked to her and she said, Mommy, I missed you.
00:16:02.000 I said, I miss you too, baby.
00:16:03.000 She goes, Where's Daddy?
00:16:06.000 What do you tell a three-year-old?
00:16:08.000 She's three.
00:16:13.000 I said, baby, Daddy loves you so much.
00:16:16.000 Don't you worry, he's on a he's on a work trip with Jesus, so he can afford your blueberry budget.
00:16:25.000 And my goodness, am I so humbled to witness Charlie, you alongside Jesus right now.
00:16:34.000 Doing what you always want to do.
00:16:36.000 Baby.
00:16:38.000 Making heaven crowded, right?
00:16:40.000 That's what it's all about.
00:16:42.000 Making heaven crowded.
00:16:47.000 I can't wait to see you again one day.
00:16:53.000 Thank you all again who love my husband.
00:16:56.000 Who supported him?
00:16:58.000 Who wrote him an email every single day during his radio show.
00:17:02.000 He read all of them.
00:17:04.000 All of them.
00:17:11.000 God bless you all.