Erika Kirk Gives Heartbreaking Interview, Reveals if She Requested Prosecutors Seek the Death Penalty for Husband’s Assassin
September 21, 2025
Erika Kirk
In a raw and emotional exclusive interview with The New York Times, Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative powerhouse Charlie Kirk, opened up about the devastating loss of her husband, who was gunned down just eight days earlier during a campus debate at Utah Valley University.
Kirk was the founder of Turning Point USA before his life was tragically cut short by an assassin, and now Erika is stepping into his shoes as the organization’s new CEO, determined to ensure his name and mission live on forever.
Erika, 36, a former Miss Arizona and entrepreneur, was at her mother’s bedside in the hospital when she received the shattering call from Charlie’s assistant. By the time she rushed to Provo, Utah, her husband was gone.
The sheriff met her in the hospital. He offered her the option of seeing the body but, she said, advised against it. The bullet, he explained, had ravaged Mr. Kirk’s neck.
“With all due respect,” Ms. Kirk remembered saying, “I want to see what they did to my husband.”
She was braced for the worst, but what she saw surprised her. “His eyes were semi-open,” Ms. Kirk said. “And he had this knowing, Mona Lisa-like half-smile. Like he’d died happy. Like Jesus rescued him. The bullet came, he blinked, and he was in heaven.”
She had not been able to kiss him goodbye when he left the house earlier that morning. She did so then.
Mrs. Kirk told the paper that sometimes she has been able “to see the Bible in such technicolor. To be so serene in saying, ‘Thy will be done. I surrender to it.’ Do I like it? No. That was the love of my life, my soul mate, my best friend. But God’s plan is always greater than ours.”
“I’m a strong believer that this was God’s plan,” she said. “And it’s so clear-cut. It couldn’t be more Charlie.”
Asked if she had requested prosecutors seek the death penalty, Mrs. Kirk said:
“I’ve had so many people ask, ‘Do you feel anger toward this man? Like, do you want to seek the death penalty?’ I’ll be honest. I told our lawyer, I want the government to decide this. I do not want that man’s blood on my ledger. Because when I get to heaven, and Jesus is like: ‘Uh, eye for an eye? Is that how we do it?’ And that keeps me from being in heaven, from being with Charlie?”
Rep. Jasmine Crockett Smears Charlie Kirk with a Despicable Lie on Day of His Memorial as She Explains Why She Voted Against the Resolution to Honor Him (VIDEO)
September 21, 2025
Credit: CNN screenshot
The radical left is determined not to let conservative icon Charlie Kirk’s family, friends, and fans have a moment of peace, even on the day of his memorial .
Race-baiting Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) went on CNN on Sunday morning to speak out on the criticism she received for voting against the House resolution to honor Kirk’s legacy and her lack of sympathy for the TPUSA founder.
Crockett decided today was the perfect time to smear Kirk with a disgusting lie. She told “State of the Union” host Dana Bash that Kirk was a racist bigot who targeted people who did not look like him.
Crockett also scolded Democrats who voted for the House resolution.
“The rhetoric that Charlie Kirk continuously put out there was rhetoric that specifically targeted people of color,” Crockett lied. “So it is unfortunate that even our colleagues cannot see how harmful his rhetoric was, specifically to us (people of color).”
Crockett then went on to explain why she voted against the resolution. In addition to not liking his politics, she was angry that Kirk dared to criticize her.
“And I can tell you that a month prior to him passing away…He was talking negatively about me, directly,” she continued. “So, if there was anyone I was going to honor somebody who decided they were just going to negatively talk about me and proclaim that I was somehow involved in the ‘Great White Replacement, yeah, I’m not going to honor that kind of stuff.
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On the day of his funeral, Jasmine Crockett goes on CNN to smear Charlie Kirk.
Crockett: I shouldn’t be expected to condemn the death of someone “talking negatively about me.” pic.twitter.com/zz4rP315IB
Crockett whipped out the race card earlier in the interview as well, saying it ‘hurt her heart’ that only two White people voted against honoring Kirk.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett on CNN: “It hurts my heart that only 2 Caucasians voted against honoring Charlie Kirk” pic.twitter.com/E2aUpovCx5
JUST IN: Trump to Close Massive Charlie Kirk Memorial by Awarding Him the Medal of Freedom
September 21, 2025
President Donald Trump is reportedly set to posthumously award Charlie Kirk the Medal of Freedom at his memorial on Sunday.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest possible civilian honor in the United States.
The memorial has fully packed the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and is being viewed by hundreds of millions of people before speeches have even begun.
According to a schedule posted by podcaster Mario Nawfal, President Trump will deliver the eulogy and present the Medal of Freedom at 4:20 p.m. EST.
TRUMP TO CLOSE MASSIVE CHARLIE KIRK FUNERAL WITH MEDAL OF FREEDOM
Tens of thousands are in State Farm Stadium for Charlie’s memorial, with a lineup packed with Trump officials, family, and faith leaders.
Trump had announced his plan to award Kirk the medal during remarks at the Pentagon to commemorate the 9/11 attacks.
“Before we begin, let me express the horror and grief so many Americans at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk have felt. Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people,” Trump said at the start of his remarks on September 11.
“Our prayers are with his wonderful wife, Erika, and his beautiful children — fantastic people they are,” Trump continued. “We miss him greatly, yet I have no doubt that Charlie’s voice and the courage he put into the hearts of countless people, especially young people, will live on.”
While announcing the plan to award the medal, he said the date had not yet been determined.
“I can only guarantee you one thing: We will have a very big crowd, very, very big,” Trump said.
Kirk was assassinated on September 10 while speaking on a college campus in Utah.
Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old with a transgender live-in boyfriend, has been charged with capital murder for the assassination.
If convicted, Robinson will be eligible for the death penalty.
Tens of Thousands Worship Jesus Christ at Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service (VIDEO)
September 21, 2025
Screenshot of attendees at Charlie Kirk’s memorial via Charlie Kirk’s X Account
Charlie Kirk’s memorial service is officially underway and has kicked off with a time of worship.
Tens of thousands packed into State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, to come together to honor Charlie Kirk’s legacy, and the service began with some of Charlie Kirk’s favorite Christian worship songs.
As several notable worship leaders have taken the stage to lead the crowd in praises and hymns, thousands have been seen on video raising their hands in exaltation to Jesus.
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Tens of thousands of people are worshipping Jesus Christ right now in State Farm Stadium at Charlie Kirk’s memorial.
Christian music’s top worship singers have been tapped to lead worship at the memorial service of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, who was assassinated Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University.
Brandon Lake, Chris Tomlin, Phil Wickham, Kari Jobe Carnes and Cody Carnes are all scheduled to appear during a Sept. 21 service held at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, Arizona.
Lee Greenwood and Steve Amerson are also scheduled to perform.
Many people have reported in the last week that Kirk’s assassination has resulted in more people coming closer to God.
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I encourage you to stop what you’re doing and watch Charlie Kirk’s memorial service.
Kirk’s passing has already changed America in profound ways. I have seen people repent of their sin, run to Jesus, and read their Bible for the first time in their life.
J.M. Phelps: An Ineffective Correction of Records Process is Sidelining War Secretary Hegseth’s Restorative Goals
September 21, 2025
Image: Wikimedia Commons (M777 photo by Markus Rauchenberger, U.S. Army)
The Boards for Correction of Military/Naval Records (BCMR/NR) process to correct errors and rectify injustices brought on by the 2021 COVID-19 shot mandate is failing to meet the needs of service members. Meanwhile, War Secretary Pete Hegseth and his political appointees, like Stuart Scheller, find themselves having to personally intervene to overcome insubordinate challenges to their authority.
According to a May 7 memo from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense to the secretaries of the military departments, “The BCM/NRs should carefully consider claims by individuals who filed formal requests for administrative or medical accommodation, including requests for religious accommodation, related to the Department’s previous COVID-19 vaccine mandate, yet continued to serve. Adverse actions in a Service member’s records solely associated with their refusal to take a COVID-19 vaccination or seek an exemption from that COVID-19 vaccine mandate should be removed.”
Having written 175 articles, engaging with countless service members and veterans regarding the military’s 2021 shot mandate, there is a significant degree of authority inherent in the statements that follow, statements that question the reliability and capability of the BCM/NR process.
Where former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin squandered his years of service to the country to tyrannically enforce a COVID-19 mandate, War Secretary Hegseth stands poised on the precipice of restoration, seizing the moment to make his mark on the nation and it military. He has correctly labeled the shot mandate as unlawful and is making every effort to offer reinstatement and restoration to those who were adversely affected or removed due to their objections to the shot.
Consider the example of Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brandon Budge, who recently had a General Officer Memorandum of Reprimand (GOMOR) removed from his record and was subsequently granted a promotion that he had rightfully earned three years prior. Sounds great, right? But there’s more to this narrative.
CW4 Budge’s story provides a key illustration of the bureaucratic malfeasance that has undermined the hands of Pentagon leadership and harmed service members for far too long. Following nearly two years of the Department of the Army Suitability Evaluation Board (DASEB) and BCMR overlooking the evidence he provided in his defense and declining to offer any relief, it was the involvement of senior Pentagon officials, like Derrick Anderson, Acting Assistant Army Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Anthony Tata, Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness [USW(P&R)], that ultimately led to the removal of his GOMOR.
The extent of BCMR’s willingness to engage was nothing more than a half measure, at best, that ignored his previous selection for promotion. Full relief was granted only after Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, USW(P&R) Senior Advisor Stuart Scheller, and others took action, and included making his rank effective retroactively from February 1, 2022.
Why is intervention from the top necessary when clear direction to correct these records has already been provided? Could it be chain of command and BCMR corruption below the most senior levels of the military? It was definitely on full display for the world to see with the Budge example. The decisions to revoke a GOMOR and restore his rank, for example, should never have had to reach the level of the Army Secretary or even War Secretary Hegseth for that matter.
Each time the BCM/NR process fails to provide relief in a way that is universally applicable concerning the provision of relief for punishment in connection to a service member’s objection to the COVID-19 shot, it will take months for a person to navigate the process again. A final decision, following the series of denials and appeals that are certain to happen, might take 18 months or longer to be reached.
For many service members, this means that any assistance they could have received arrives too late to salvage their careers. In Budge’s case, he was just three weeks away from being forced into retirement as a Chief Warrant Officer 3.
Given the possibility of needing thousands, or at least hundreds, of corrections, it is quite evident the BCMR process cannot be regarded as reliable, let alone capable. How much longer will chain of command and BCMR be permitted to uphold adverse determinations on a service member’s objection to an illegal shot? How much longer until Pentagon leadership holds accountable the subversive individuals within?
From the outside looking in, there are solutions that warrant serious consideration. Any scenario that resulted in punishment or negative outcomes under the mandate should be reversed, plain and simple.
Individuals in a service member’s chain of command or BCM/NR process that refuse to comply with the lawful direction they received—knowing the shot is illegal—need to be identified, eliminated, and replaced if they if they cannot align positively with those negatively impacted during the COVID era.
If they thought service members should be discharged for opposing an unlawful mandate, they would have no reason to be shocked if their own ranks or careers were compromised for ignoring War Secretary Hegseth’s order. After all, the consequences of their actions would correspond to their own beliefs.
A task force or committee should be established to review and oversee the BCM/NR process and its outcomes, as the unlawful mandate impacted all service members.
Ultimately, the real solution to this mess is in accountability. The officials ‘We the People’ put in place must hold our civil employees and derelict military officers accountable.
Remember, the voice present here merely summarizes the voices of countless service members and veterans who still believe the military can be restored to the honorable and lethal fighting force War Secretary Hegseth and President Donald Trump demand on behalf of ‘We the People.’ Accountability is where it begins, and trust is where it will favorably conclude.
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