00:00Good evening. My name is Erica Kirk.
00:04Charlie Kirk is my husband.
00:08I first want to thank the local, state, and federal
00:12law enforcement who worked tirelessly to capture my
00:16husband's assassin so that he can be brought to justice.
00:20I want to thank the first responders who struggled
00:24heroically
00:28to save Charles's life
00:32and the police who acted bravely to make sure that there were
00:36no other victims on that terrible afternoon.
00:40I want to thank the officers who have protected our
00:44Turning Point USA family these past two days
00:48and I want to thank the Turning Point USA board, the COO
00:52Justin Strife, and my husband's chief of staff
00:56the amazing Mikey McCoy
01:00for all their work in these terrible days
01:04to be the stability for our family
01:06and for the wider Turning Point USA family as well.
01:10My heart is with every one of my husband's employees who lost a friend
01:16and a mentor.
01:20I want to thank the staffers of this
01:24his amazing Charlie Kirk show
01:26who helped him broadcast
01:28from this studio, this
01:30this chair.
01:34Every day he loved it.
01:36He loved what he did.
01:42I want to thank the millions of people who have shown their
01:44love for Charlie here in Phoenix
01:46across America
01:48and worldwide.
01:50I want to thank my husband's dear friend, Vice President Vance
01:58and his phenomenal wife Usha
02:02for their love and support.
02:04You guys honored my husband so well bringing him home.
02:10You both are tremendous.
02:16I want to thank President Trump and his incredible family for the same.
02:22Mr. President,
02:26my husband loved you.
02:32And he knew that you loved him too.
02:36He did.
02:38Your friendship was amazing.
02:42You supported him so well.
02:44As did he for you.
02:48Two days ago my husband Charlie went to see the face of his savior
02:54and his God.
02:56Charlie always said that when he was gone he
03:00he wanted to be remembered
03:02for his courage
03:04and for his faith.
03:06And one of the
03:08final conversations that he had on this
03:10earth
03:12my husband witnessed for his
03:14Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
03:20Now and for all eternity
03:22he will stand
03:24at his Savior's side
03:26wearing the glorious crown of a martyr.
03:30Charlie loved, loved life.
03:36He loved his life.
03:38He loved America.
03:40He loved nature, which
03:44helped him always bring him closer to God.
03:46He loved the Chicago Cubs.
03:50And my goodness did he love the Oregon Ducks.
03:54He wanted me to say go Ducks so
03:58I have to since they play on Saturday.
04:00So go Ducks.
04:02But most of all,
04:06Charlie loved his children.
04:10And he loved me
04:12with all of his heart.
04:14And I knew that.
04:16Every day I knew that.
04:18He made sure I knew that every day.
04:20Every day he would ask me
04:22how can I serve you better?
04:24How can I be a better husband?
04:26How can I be a better father?
04:27Every day.
04:28Every day.
04:30Such a good man.
04:32He still is a good man.
04:34He was the perfect father.
04:36He was the perfect husband.
04:38Charlie always believed that God's design for marriage and the family was absolutely amazing.
04:46And it is.
04:47It is.
04:48And it was the greatest joy of his life.
04:50And over and over he would tell all these young people to come and find their future spouse.
05:01Become wives and husbands and parents.
05:03And the reason why is because he wanted you all to experience what he had and still has.
05:10He wanted everyone to bring heaven into this earth through love and joy that comes from raising a family.
05:20It's beautiful.
05:24Charlie always said that if he ever ran for office,
05:26I know a lot of you asked if he ever was going to,
05:28but privately he told me if he ever did run for office that his top priority would be
05:36to revive the American family.
05:40That was his priority.
05:44One of Charlie's favorite Bible verses was Ephesians 5 verse 25.
05:52Husbands,
05:55love your wives
05:59as Christ loved the church
06:02and gave himself up for her.
06:06My husband laid down his life for me,
06:09for our nation,
06:11for our children.
06:14He showed the ultimate and true covenantal love.
06:19I will never ever have the words to describe the loss that I feel in my heart.
06:27I honestly have no idea what any of this means.
06:33I know that God does, but I don't.
06:35Charlie baby, I know you do too.
06:39I know you do.
06:40So does our Lord.
06:43And our world is filled with evil.
06:49But our God.
06:52You guys, our God is so good.
06:54So incredibly good.
06:58And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good for those who are called according to his purpose.
07:08Already I have seen the worldwide outpouring of love for my husband.
07:17I've heard the testimonies from people my husband inspired to get married, to start families, to seek out a relationship with God.
07:26It's the most important, most important, most important one of all.
07:34The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done.
07:47They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith, and of God's merciful love.
07:57They should all know this.
08:00If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before, you have no idea.
08:11You have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country.
08:17In this world, you have no idea.
08:21You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife.
08:28The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry.
08:39To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die.
08:45It won't.
08:46It won't.
08:47I refuse to let that happen.
08:49It will not die.
08:53All of us will refuse to let that happen.
08:57No one will ever forget my husband's name and I will make sure of it.
09:04It will become stronger, bolder, louder, and greater than ever.
09:12My husband's mission will not end, not even for a moment.
09:18And one of Charlie's greatest talents was his ability, this phenomenal ability to choose great people to follow him.
09:26He could always find the ones who could handle any setback.
09:30And it's almost like he knew.
09:32He just, he could see it in you.
09:34Even when you couldn't see it in yourself, he just knew.
09:36He knew you could handle it.
09:38You thought you only had 5% left and he knew you at 15.
09:42He knew you were ready to go that extra mile even when you didn't.
09:48He always challenged people around him to work harder and to be better.
09:52He never gave up.
09:54And I love knowing that one of his, one of his mottos was never surrender.
10:02So I want to tell you that, that we'll never surrender.
10:06We never will.
10:08Ever.
10:10Ever.
10:12Our campus tour this fall will continue.
10:18There will be even more tours in the years to come.
10:22AmericaFest here in Phoenix this December will go on.
10:26It will be greater than ever.
10:28greater than ever. The radio and podcast show that he was so
10:33proud of will go on. And in a world filled with chaos, doubt
10:42and uncertainty, my husband's voice will remain. And it will
10:46ring out louder and more clearly than ever. And his wisdom
10:51will endure. My favorite, my favorite too, but my husband's
10:58favorite word in the English language was earn. He would call
11:05all of you to be people of action who earn the future America
11:10deserves. So to all of the young people who felt inspired by my
11:16husband's faith in hard work. All of you already know what
11:21Charlie would want you to do. You know. You know. If you're in
11:29high school or if you're in college, go find your local
11:32Turning Point USA chapter. Join it. Stay involved. He wants you to
11:40make a difference. And you can. You can. The movement's not going
11:47anywhere. And it will only grow stronger when you join it. There
11:53isn't a chapter. You can't find one then start one. There is no
11:56excuse. You can start one. And as my husband used to say in this
12:01room, every single day, if you want to get involved, the best way
12:05you can do that is going to tpusa.com. That's what he would
12:09say every day from this chair. Every single day. I watched his
12:12show every day. And he would always say, if you want to get
12:14involved, go to tpusa.com. If you're a pastor, join our
12:20movement at tpusa faith. And if you're a parent, I highly
12:25recommend that you come to America Fest in December. Sign up
12:30right now for that because we would love to see you. I would
12:33love to see you. Charlie would. He'll be there. He'll be
12:37there in spirit. Bring your kids, bring your family. But most
12:44important of all, if you aren't a member of a church, I beg you to
12:47join one. A Bible believing church. Our battle is not simply a
12:54political one. Above all, it is spiritual. It is spiritual. The
12:58spiritual warfare is palpable. Charlie loved his savior with all of
13:06his heart. And he wanted every one of you to know him too. He
13:12wanted everyone to know that if they confess, if they confess the
13:18Lord Jesus Christ who rose from the dead, then they will be
13:21saved. Hear me when I say this, nobody is ever too young to know the
13:30gospel. Nobody. Nobody is ever too young to get involved with
13:35saving this beautiful country. This country my husband loved and
13:39still loves. And nobody is ever too old either. There's no age
13:46limit. I know my husband is still here. He's watching over us. I
13:59don't remember the last time I slept. I couldn't sleep last
14:04night. And Charlie, baby. Charlie, I promise I will never let
14:15your legacy die, baby. I won't. I promise I'll make Turning Point
14:19USA the biggest thing that this nation has ever seen. I promise.
14:25Charlie, I love you. I love you, baby. Rest in the arms of our
14:34Lord as he blankets you with the words I know your heart always
14:39strives to hear. Well done, my good and faithful servant. When I
14:49got home last night. GG, our daughter just ran into my arms. And I
15:02talked to her and she said, Mommy, I missed you. I said, I miss you
15:05too, baby. She goes, where's daddy? What do you tell a three
15:10year old? She's three. I said, baby, daddy loves you so much. Don't you
15:19worry. He's on a, he's on a work trip with Jesus. So he can
15:23afford your blueberry budget. And my goodness, am I so humbled to
15:32witness Charlie, you alongside Jesus right now doing what you
15:38always want to do, baby making heaven crowded, right? That's
15:43what it's all about. Making heaven crowded. I can't wait to see
15:51you again one day. Thank you all again who love my husband, who
15:59supported him, who wrote him an email every single day during his
16:04radio show. He read all of them. All of them. God bless you all. And
16:19may God bless America.
