Erika Kirk Vows Charlie Kirk's Mission Will Grow Stronger After His Assassination

[00:08] Jesus.

[00:16] Good evening. My name is Erica Kirk.

[00:19] Charlie Kirk is my husband.

[00:23] I first want to thank the local, state,

[00:26] and federal law enforce enforcement who

[00:28] worked tirelessly to capture my

[00:30] husband's assassin so that he can be

[00:33] brought to justice.

[00:35] I want to thank the first responders who

[00:37] struggled heroically

[00:41] heroically

[00:43] to save Charles's life.

[00:46] and the police who acted bravely to make

[00:49] sure that there were no other victims on

[00:51] that terrible afternoon.

[00:55] I want to thank the officers who have

[00:57] protected our Turning Point USA family

[01:00] these past two days.

[01:02] And I want to thank the Turning Point

[01:04] USA board, the COO, Justin Strife, and

[01:09] my husband's chief of staff, the amazing

[01:13] Mikey McCoy,

[01:15] for all their work in these terrible

[01:17] days to be the stability for our family

[01:21] and for the wider Turning Point USA

[01:23] family as well.

[01:26] My heart is with every one of my

[01:28] husband's employees who lost a friend

[01:31] and a mentor.

[01:34] I want to thank the staffers of this his

[01:38] amazing Charlie Kirk show

[01:41] who helped him broadcast from this

[01:44] studio, this

[01:47] this chair

[01:49] every day. He loved it. He loved what he

[01:53] did.

[01:56] I want to thank the millions of people

[01:57] who have shown their love for Charlie

[01:59] here in Phoenix,

[02:02] across America, and worldwide.

[02:06] I want to thank my husband's dear

[02:08] friend,

[02:10] Vice President Vance, and his phenomenal

[02:14] wife, Usha,

[02:17] for their love and support. You guys

[02:21] honored my husband so well bringing him

[02:24] home.

[02:26] You both are tremendous.

[02:30] I want to thank President Trump and his

[02:32] incredible family for the same.

[02:37] Mr. president.

[02:40] My husband loved you.

[02:47] And he knew that you loved him, too. He

[02:50] did. Your friendship was amazing.

[02:56] You supported him so well, as did he for

[02:59] you.

[03:03] Two days ago, my husband Charlie went to

[03:06] see the face of his savior and his God.

[03:12] Charlie always said that when he was

[03:14] gone, he he wanted to be remembered

[03:18] for his courage and for his faith.

[03:22] And one of the final conversations that

[03:24] he had on this earth,

[03:26] my husband witnessed for his Lord and

[03:29] Savior Jesus Christ.

[03:35] Now and for all eternity, he will stand

[03:39] at his savior's side

[03:42] wearing the glorious crown of a martyr.

[03:48] Charlie loved loved life. He loved his

[03:52] life. He loved America.

[03:57] He loved nature, which helped him always

[04:00] bring him closer to God.

[04:04] He loved the Chicago Cubs. And my

[04:07] goodness, did he love the Oregon Ducks.

[04:11] Want me to say go Ducks. So I have to

[04:13] since they play on Saturday. So go

[04:15] Ducks.

[04:17] But most of all,

[04:21] Charlie loved his children

[04:25] and he loved me

[04:27] with all of his heart. And I knew that

[04:31] every day I knew that he made sure. I

[04:33] knew that every day. Every day he would

[04:36] ask me, "How can I serve you better? How

[04:39] can I be a better husband? How can I be

[04:41] a better father?" Every day. Every day.

[04:45] Such a good man.

[04:46] He still is a good man.

[04:49] He was the perfect father.

[04:52] He was the perfect husband.

[04:55] Charlie always believed that God's

[04:57] design for marriage in the family was

[04:59] absolutely amazing. And it is. It is.

[05:02] And it was the greatest joy of his life.

[05:07] And over and over he would tell

[05:11] all these young people to come and find

[05:15] their future spouse, become wives and

[05:17] husbands and parents. And the reason why

[05:19] is because he wanted you all to

[05:22] experience what he had and still has.

[05:27] He wanted everyone to bring heaven into

[05:29] this earth through love and joy that

[05:31] comes from raising a family.

[05:35] It's beautiful.

[05:38] Charlie always said that if he ever ran

[05:40] for office, I know a lot of you asked if

[05:42] he ever was going to, but privately he

[05:45] told me if he ever did run for office

[05:48] that his top priority would be

[05:51] to revive the American family.

[05:55] That was his priority.

[05:58] One of Charlie's favorite Bible verses

[06:00] was Ephesians 5 verse 25.

[06:06] Husbands,

[06:10] love your wives

[06:14] as Christ loved the church

[06:17] and gave himself up for her.

[06:21] My husband laid down his life for me,

[06:25] for our nation,

[06:28] for our children.

[06:30] He showed the ultimate and true

[06:33] covenantal love.

[06:36] I will never ever

[06:39] have the words to describe the loss that

[06:41] I feel in my heart.

[06:44] I honestly have no idea what any of this

[06:48] means. I know that God does, but I

[06:50] don't.

[06:52] But Charlie, baby, I know you do, too. I

[06:55] know you do.

[06:57] So does our Lord.

[07:01] And our world is filled with evil.

[07:05] But our God,

[07:07] you guys, our God is so good.

[07:12] So incredibly good.

[07:15] And we know that for those who love God,

[07:18] all things work together for good for

[07:20] those who are called according to his

[07:23] purpose.

[07:27] Already I have seen the worldwide

[07:29] outpouring of love for my husband.

[07:32] I've heard the testimonies from people

[07:34] my husband inspired to get married, to

[07:37] start families,

[07:39] to seek out a relationship with God.

[07:41] It's the most important most important

[07:43] one of all.

[07:48] The evildoers

[07:52] responsible for my husband's

[07:53] assassination

[07:56] have no idea what they have done.

[08:01] They killed Charlie because he preached

[08:04] a message of patriotism,

[08:07] faith, and of God's merciful love.

[08:12] But they should all know this.

[08:14] If you thought that my husband's mission

[08:19] was powerful before,

[08:21] you have no idea.

[08:25] You have no idea what you just have

[08:27] unleashed across this entire country.

[08:31] In this world, you have no idea.

[08:35] You have no idea the fire that you have

[08:38] ignited within this wife.

[08:43] The cries of this widow will echo around

[08:46] the world like a battlecry.

[08:54] To everyone listening tonight across

[08:55] America, the movement my husband built

[08:58] will not die. It won't. I refuse to let

[09:03] that happen. It will not die.

[09:07] All of us will refuse to let that

[09:11] happen. No one will ever forget my

[09:14] husband's name. And I will make sure of

[09:16] it.

[09:18] It will become stronger,

[09:22] bolder, louder, and greater than ever.

[09:26] My husband's mission will not end, not

[09:29] even for a moment.

[09:32] And one of Charlie's greatest talents

[09:34] was his ability, this phenomenal ability

[09:38] to choose great people to follow him.

[09:41] He could always find the ones who could

[09:44] handle any setback. And it's almost like

[09:46] he knew. He just he could see it in you.

[09:49] Even when you couldn't see it in

[09:50] yourself, he just knew. He knew you

[09:52] could handle it. You thought you only

[09:54] had 5% left and he knew you had 15.

[09:58] He knew you were ready to go that extra

[10:00] mile even when you didn't.

[10:03] He always challenged people around him

[10:05] to work harder and to be better.

[10:08] He never gave up.

[10:10] And I love knowing that one of his one

[10:12] of his mottos was never surrender.

[10:17] So I want to tell you that that

[10:20] we'll never surrender. We never will

[10:22] ever

[10:25] ever.

[10:28] Our campus tour this fall will continue.

[10:32] There will be even more tours in the

[10:35] years to come. America Fest here in

[10:38] Phoenix this December will go on. It

[10:42] will be greater than ever.

[10:45] The radio and podcast show that he was

[10:48] so proud of

[10:51] will go on.

[10:54] And in a world filled with chaos, doubt,

[10:56] and uncertainty, my husband's voice will

[10:59] remain. And it will ring out louder and

[11:02] more clearly than ever.

[11:04] and his wisdom will endure.

[11:09] My favorite my my favorite too, but my

[11:12] husband's favorite word in the English

[11:14] language

[11:16] was earn.

[11:19] He would call all of you to be people of

[11:21] action who earn the future America

[11:25] deserves.

[11:28] So, to all of the young people who felt

[11:30] inspired by my husband's faith in hard

[11:32] work,

[11:35] all of you already know what Charlie

[11:37] would want you to do. You know,

[11:41] you know,

[11:43] if you're in high school or if you're in

[11:45] college, go find your local Turning

[11:47] Point USA chapter.

[11:50] Join it. Stay involved.

[11:54] He wants you to make a difference.

[11:57] And you can.

[11:59] You can. The movement's not going

[12:01] anywhere. And it will only grow stronger

[12:04] when you join it.

[12:07] If there isn't a chapter, you can't find

[12:10] one, then start one. There is no excuse.

[12:12] You can start one. And as my husband

[12:15] used to say in this room every single

[12:17] day, if you want to get involved, the

[12:20] best way you can do that is going to

[12:21] tpusa.com.

[12:23] That's what he would say every day from

[12:24] this chair. every single day. I watched

[12:27] his show every day and he would always

[12:28] say, "If you want to get involved, go to

[12:30] tpusa.com."

[12:34] If you're a pastor, join our movement at

[12:35] TPUSA faith. And if you're a parent, I

[12:39] highly recommend that you come to

[12:41] America Fest in December.

[12:44] Sign up right now for that because we

[12:46] would love to see you. I would love to

[12:48] see you. Charlie would he'll be there.

[12:51] He'll be there in spirit.

[12:55] Bring your kids. Bring your family.

[12:58] But most important of all, if you aren't

[13:00] a member of a church, I beg you to join

[13:02] one.

[13:04] A bibleelving church.

[13:07] Our battle is not simply a political

[13:09] one. Above all, it is spiritual.

[13:12] It is spiritual. The spiritual warfare

[13:15] is palpable.

[13:19] Charlie loved his savior with all of his

[13:21] heart. And he wanted every one of you to

[13:24] know him, too.

[13:26] He wanted everyone to know that if they

[13:28] confess,

[13:30] if they confess the Lord Jesus Christ,

[13:34] who rose from the dead, then they will

[13:36] be saved.

[13:41] Hear me when I say this. Nobody is ever

[13:43] too young to know the gospel. Nobody.

[13:48] Nobody is ever too young to get involved

[13:50] with saving this beautiful country. This

[13:53] country my husband loved and still

[13:55] loves.

[13:57] And nobody is ever too old either.

[14:00] There's no age limit.

[14:04] I know my husband is still here.

[14:09] He's watching over us.

[14:14] I don't remember the last time I slept

[14:18] and I couldn't sleep last night. And

[14:24] Charlie, baby,

[14:26] Charlie, I promise I will never let your

[14:30] legacy die, baby. I won't. I I promise

[14:33] I'll make Turning Point USA the biggest

[14:35] thing that this nation has ever seen.

[14:39] I promise.

[14:42] Charlie, I love you.

[14:44] I love you, baby.

[14:47] Rest in the arms of our Lord

[14:50] as he blankets you with the words I know

[14:52] your heart always

[14:55] strived to hear.

[14:57] Well done, my good and faithful servant.

[15:52] doing what you always wanted to do,

[15:54] baby.

[15:56] Making heaven crowded, right? That's

[15:58] what it's all about.

[16:00] Making heaven crowded.

[16:05] I can't wait to see you again one day.

[16:11] Thank you all again who love my husband,

[16:14] who supported him,

[16:16] who wrote him an email every single day

[16:18] during his radio show. He read all of

[16:21] them. All of them.

[16:29] God bless you all.

[16:33] And may God bless America.