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Erika King has broken her silence.
In a live stream via her husband’s official Twitter account September 12, the mother of two spoke out for the first time since Charlie Kirk was killed by an assassin in Utah this week.
“Charlie loved life. He loved his life, he loved America, he loved nature which always helped him closer to God,” the 36-year old said on Friday.
“He loved the Chicago Cubs and my goodness did he love the Oregon Ducks.”
Erika added that her late spouse also had a possesses of love for his family and his role as a husband and father.
“Most of all Charlie loved his children and he loved me with all of his heart and I knew that everyday. He made sure I knew that everyday,” she continued.
“Everyday he would ask me, ‘How can I serve you better? How can I be a better husband? How can I be a better father?’ … He was a such a good man.
“He still is such a good man. He was the perfect father. He was the perfect husband.”
Kirk, 31, was a podcast host and the founder of Turning Point USA, an organization best known for organizing young voters to get out and support Republicans running for office.
He was a close acquaintance of President Donald Trump.
Charlie Kirk was shot during a speaking event for his American Comeback Tour at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, September 10.
A 22-year old named Tyler Robinson has since been arrested for the act.
“It’s with a heavy heart that we, the Turning Point USA leadership team, write to notify you that early this afternoon, Charlie went to his eternal reward with Jesus Christ in Heaven,” the group said in a statement to employees and supporters on Wednesday.
Charlie and Erika shared a one-year son and a three-year old daughter.
Erika went on this evening:
“Here me when I say this: nobody is ever too young to know the gospel. Nobody. Nobody is ever too young to get involved with saving this beautiful country This country, my husband loved and still loves and nobody is ever to old either, there’s no age limit. I know my husband is still here.
“He’s watching over us. I don’t remember the last time I slept. I couldn’t sleep last night.”
She then addressed her late husband directly as follows:
“Charlie baby, Charlie I promise I will never let your legacy die baby I won’t. I promise I’ll make [your non-profit] Turning Point USA the biggest thing this nation has ever seen.
“Oh, Charlie I love you. I love you baby. Rest in the arms of our lord as he blankets you with the words I know your heart always strives to hear. Well done my good and faithful servant.”
Charlie married Erika — who just accompanied her husband’s casket to their home town — in 2021. She’s a former Miss Arizona USA.
In her new message, Erika also noted the challenge of navigating Charlie’s death as a mother… recalling speaking to the pair’s daughter, Gigi, the night before.
“When I got home last night Gigi, our daughter, just ran into my arms and I talked to her and she said, ‘Mommy i miss you’ and I said I miss you too baby and she goes, ‘Where’s daddy?’ How do you tell a 3 year old? She’s 3.
“And I said, ‘Daddy loves you so much baby he’s on a work trip with Jesus so he can afford your blueberry budget.”
Earlier this year, Erika also paid Charlie tribute on the occasion of America’s birthday.
“Today, I thank God for freedom. I thank God for the gift of this nation,” she wrote. “And I thank God for a husband who, day in and day out, gives everything he has to defend it. Happy Birthday, America. May we never take you for granted. I love you @charliekirk1776.”
