The late conservative activist’s wife, in what Kirk’s Turning Point USA described as “an address to the nation,” pledged to continue his work and urged young people to join in, calling for a revival of Christian faith, in remarks carried live by major international networks.
Erika Kirk referred to her late husband as “a martyr”, that will always be wearing a glorious crown.
‘You don’t know what you’ve unleashed’, said Kirk’s widow, warning ‘evil-doers responsible for her husband’s assassination’, that his mission will grow even stronger, across the USA and on a global scale.
“You have no idea the fire that you have ignited;”, she added, noting that “the cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry,” vowing to keep her husband’s movement alive.
Kirk’s scheduled campus tour, and a conference scheduled for December, AmericaFest, “will go on” she said, as will his radio and podcast show.
“His wisdom will endure,” she said.
Kirk also urged young people to join Turning Point USA chapters around the country.
As The Guardian reported, her address was also a plea for young Americans to embrace the Christian faith and join “a Bible-believing church”.
Erika Kirk further described her husband’s “struggle”, as “not just political, but above spiritual”, as she went on to add that spiritual warfare is palpable.
Tyler Robinson, 22, the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk, is expected to be formally charged with murder next week in a Utah state court.
The fact that charges will be brought by the state, and not the federal government, also means the trial is likely to be televised, a legal expert told Politico.
“Utah has one of the best cameras-in-the-courtroom rules in the country,” Jeff Hunt, a media lawyer, said. “There’s a presumption of electronic media coverage in our trial courts.”
Kirk was not a federal official and was not killed on federal property, legal experts told Politico, therefore there is no reason for federal charges to be filed.
As The Guardian reported, had Kirk’s suspected killer targeted him for his faith or race, there might have been an opening to charge the murder as a hate crime under federal law, but the suspect, like Kirk, is a white man from a Christian family.