Erika Kirk, the widow of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk who was shot dead on September 10, has revealed the ‘secret’ she had been keeping from him.
The 36-year-old broke down in tears during her husband’s memorial on Sunday (September 21), as she spoke about their love to the crowd of 60,000 supporters, who gathered in State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
A number of high-profile figures and politicians took to the stage to speak behind bullet-proof glass, including Vice President JD Vance, and President Donald Trump.
It’s been estimated that over 100,000 people attempted to queue up outside of the stadium to gain access to pay their respects to Charlie Kirk, who was murdered earlier this month on a university campus in Utah.
The Turning Point USA founder, 31, was violently struck in the neck before collapsing in his chair, and blood could be seen pouring from the wound.
He was taking questions from audience members before his death, and was discussing gun violence at the time of the shooting.
Kirk was rushed to a local hospital following the violent shooting, but it was later confirmed by President Trump that the gunshot was fatal.
And after a 33-hour manhunt, the FBI revealed the identity of the alleged assassin on Friday (September 12) as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.
The mother-of-two spoke for nearly half an hour at Kirk’s memorial this weekend, which itself lasted over five hours.
She went into detail about her husband’s legacy, and how he wanted to be remembered for his faith.
Erika also spoke about the moment she saw her husband’s body following the fatal shooting, and how she found a faint smile on his face.
She said: “His eyes were semi-open and he had this knowing, Mona Lisa-like half-smile.
“Like he’d died happy. Like Jesus rescued him.”
Erika noted: “It revealed to me a great mercy from God in this tragedy.
“When I saw that, it told me Charlie didn’t suffer.
“Even the doctor told me – it was something so instant.”
But as well as these details, Erika revealed a secret she had been keeping from her husband throughout his life.
She said: “Even in death, I could see the man that I love.
“I saw the one, single grey hair on the side of his head, which I never told him about.
“Now he knows. Sorry, baby, I’m telling you now.”
And in a bombshell statement which no one saw coming, the newly-appointed CEO of Turning Point USA, the organization her husband founded, went on to claim that she forgave his killer.
Speaking through her tears, she said: “He wanted to save young men.
“Just like the one who took his life.
“I forgive him because it was what Christ did. And what Charlie would do.”