Erika Kirk made a huge announcement following the death of her husband, Charlie Kirk, earlier this month (September 10).
Kirk’s widow, Erika, 36, appeared to be smiling as she made a rare appearance on her late husband’s podcast on Friday (September 26).
Just two weeks since the Turning Point USA founder was fatally shot in the neck, she made an announcement which has shocked users online.
The appearance came just after Kirk’s memorial at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
It’s been estimated that over 100,000 people attempted to queue up outside the stadium to gain access to pay their respects to Kirk.
The mom-of-two took to the stage to speak about her husband’s mission, while declaring that she forgave Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of gunning him down at Utah Valley University.
Speaking through tears at the ceremony, she said: “He wanted to save young men.
“Just like the one who took his life.”
She added: “I forgive him because it was what Christ did.
“And what Charlie would do. The answer to hate is not hate.”
The alleged murderer faces seven charges, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering, and committing a violent crime when children are present.
Robinson is currently being held without bail in a special housing unit at the Utah County Jail.
Officials also noted that they would seek the death penalty over the shooting of Kirk.
And on Friday’s episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, Erika made another huge declaration.
She vowed that his podcast is here to stay, and noted that the popular show will take on a new lease of life.
“The Charlie Kirk Show is not going anywhere,” the 36-year-old said. “My husband’s voice will live on. The show will go on. We will have rotating hosts, rotating casts, rotating people coming on.
“It is going to be continually the north star of the conservative movement, of the voice of the youth, of the voice of the base, and that will not end.”
She also reaffirmed her pledge to continue Kirk’s American Comeback Tour around college campuses in the U.S.
“We’ll never be silenced,” she added.
“That’s why continuing his platform in a beautiful, honorable way will reinforce that he will never be silenced. My husband’s voice will go on.”
