In an eye-opening interview with Fox News’ Jesse Watters, Erika Kirk gave insight into what life has been like since the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk.
“I never saw the video, I never will see it,” Kirk told Watters. “”I never want to see it… I don’t want my husband’s public assassination to be something I ever see. I don’t want my kids to ever see that.”
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She also told Fox that the night before Charlie was assassinated, he was thinking about his upcoming speaking engagement and was “so excited. I mean, he was like, I can’t wait, it’s going to be the best.”
Erika was also at the doctor’s office with her mother when she received word that Charlie had been shot.
“Mikey [McCoy] called me…I’ll never forget, him just being like, Charlie’s been shot. He’s been shot, get the kids. Get security, get the kids, get the kids, he’s been shot. I sprinted out of her treatment center and just collapsed in the middle of the parking lot.”
Erika further noted that Charlie passed away on the scene due to how the bullet struck him.
“He literally blinked and probably thought he was raptured…He blinked, and he was with the Lord,” she says.
When asked if she was afraid or ever feels unsafe, Erika said, “What are they going to threaten me with? Going to heaven sooner to be with my husband? And I don’t say that to be reckless…it’s a fearlessness rooted that is rooted in understanding that I will have my day and my time, whenever that is…I’m not afraid. Charlie was not afraid either. We did not live in fear. If we did, we would not get anything done.”
Kirk also noted that when she saw Charlie after he had been shot.
“He was still warm, and his eyes were slightly open. It was so powerful, Jesse. He had this smirk on his face…That smirk to me is that look of: you thought you could stop what I’ve built…This vision, this movement, this revival, you thought you could do that by murdering me. You got my body. You didn’t get my soul.”
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In the midst of unimaginable loss, Erika Kirk’s words carry a strength that echoes beyond tragedy—a faith that cannot be silenced, and a mission that cannot be stopped. Her husband’s death, while devastating, has become a declaration that darkness cannot extinguish the light of truth or the fire of the Holy Spirit.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.
