Erika Kirk is opening up about her journey through grief one month after the death of her husband, Charlie Kirk. The Turning Point USA co-founder was assassinated during a public event in Utah on September 10. Since then, Erika has stepped into a leadership role at the organization while raising their children and honoring his legacy. Over the weekend, she shared a deeply personal message on Instagram reflecting on how she has navigated the first month without him.
Erika Kirk Reflects One Month After Husbandâs Assassination
On Saturday, 30 days after his death, Erika posted a moving video montage on Instagram featuring tributes and memorials held across the country. In her caption, she shared an emotional reflection on the unpredictable nature of grief and how love continues to shape her daily life.
âThere is no linear blueprint for grief,â she wrote. âOne day you’re collapsed on the floor crying out the name Jesus in between labored breaths. The next you’re playing with your children in the living room, surrounded by family photos, and feeling a rush of something you can only attempt to define as divinely planted and bittersweet joy as a smile breaks through on your face.â
She continued, âThey say time heals. But love doesn’t ask to be healed. Love asks to be remembered. Itâs humbling to realize that this magnitude of suffering didn’t steal my love for my husband. It amplified it. It crystallized it.â
Honoring Charlie Kirkâs Legacy
Erika ended her post with a powerful statement about carrying her husbandâs memory forward: âI carry my Charlie in every breath, in every ache, and in every quiet act of day to day living as I attempt to relearn what that rhythm will be. And what I’ve realized through these past 30 days is the greater the suffering, the purer the love. And I have never loved him more than I do now.â
Support poured in from friends, followers, and fellow public figures. Savannah Chrisley commented, âForever loving and praying for you and with you â¤ï¸,â while countless others shared prayers and messages of encouragement.
Charlie was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University during a student Q&A session about gun violence. He was 31. Two days later, authorities arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson on multiple felony charges, including aggravated murder.
In the weeks since the tragedy, Erika has delivered emotional speeches at memorial services and assumed the role of CEO of Turning Point USA, continuing her husbandâs work while focusing on her family and faith.
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