SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist who was killed, seems to have put to rest any worries regarding the future of her late husband’s powerful platform. She said in her first public speech since his death that his work, including his podcast and university tours, will go on.
There has been a lot of talk regarding who will continue Kirk’s work since he was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University on September 10. Kirk was 31 years old and the founder of Turning Point USA. Isabel Brown, a writer for Turning Point USA, said on X, “Where do we go from here?” What will happen next? Who is going to take the microphone?
It looks like the answer is the movement itself. Before Erika spoke live, a new episode of The Charlie Kirk Show came out. It was the first one since his passing. Tyler Bowyer, Jack Posobiec, and Blake Neff, who were friends and coworkers of Charlie’s, sat around an empty chair during the sorrowful memorial. Andrew Kolvet, the producer, said that the chair will stay empty to show that Charlie Kirk could not be replaced. The team would honor him and keep getting ideas from his work.
Erika told the people in her speech that the revolution would not end. She said she will keep doing his work, which included the campus tour of U.S. universities and his podcast. “He never stopped trying. “Never give up” was one of his sayings. So I want to say that we will never give up. The tour of the campus will go on. She said, “There will be even more tours in the years to come.”
Erika also said that Kirk’s ideals will keep spreading, saying, “In a world full of doubt, chaos, and uncertainty, my husband’s voice will remain.” She finished her impassioned speech with a strong promise: “never let your legacy die” and “make his movement the biggest thing this nation has ever seen.”
She also took the time to thank a number of important people for their help, such as President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance, law enforcement, and people in the Turning Point USA community.