Erika Kirk Torches Evil People Attacking Her Family, TPUSA
Erika Kirk delivered an emotional and uncompromising message this week as she confronted the individuals exploiting the tragic death of her husband, Charlie Kirk, and launching vicious attacks against her family and the movement he helped build. Appearing on Fox News’ Outnumbered, Kirk spoke about the loss her family continues to endure three months after Charlie was fatally shot — and the wave of conspiratorial smears that have targeted her, Turning Point USA, and those closest to her.
Kirk recounted her “breaking point,” condemning those who have weaponized her husband’s death for clicks and cash. “Here’s my breaking point. Come after me, call me names, I don’t care. Call me what you want, go down that rabbit hole, whatever. But when you go after my family, my Turning Point USA family, my Charlie Kirk Show family, when you go after the people that I love and you’re making hundreds and thousands of dollars every single episode going after the people that I love because somehow they’re in on this, no!” she said.
Her voice breaking at times, she called for at least one sacred space to be left untouched by online agitators and anti-Christian radicals. “Can my children have one thing? Everything was public. Can my babies have one thing where we hold it sacred, where my husband is laid to rest, where I don’t have to be worried about some secular revolutionary coming and destroying my husband’s grave while my daughter is sitting there praying?” she asked.
The harassment, she said, has been relentless — and her refusal to publicly respond should not be mistaken for surrender. “I do not have time to address the noise. My silence does not mean that I am complacent,” she declared.
Kirk described the hostility as dangerous, dehumanizing, and driven by what she called a cultural “mind virus.” “This is righteous anger because this is not okay. It’s not healthy. This is a mind virus. Just know that your words are very powerful, and we are human. My team are not machines and they’re not robots. They are human. We have more death threats on our team and our side than I have ever seen,” she said.
She revealed that threats have escalated to kidnapping plots. “I have kidnapping threats. My poor team is exhausted, and every time they bring this back up, what are we supposed to do? Relive that trauma all over again? They watched my husband get murdered,” Kirk said, as her co-hosts offered emotional support.
Meanwhile, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk — 25-year-old Tyler Robinson — is set to appear in court in person for the first time on Thursday, nearly three months after his arrest. The hearing marks a critical turning point in a case that has increasingly alarmed media outlets and transparency advocates due to the growing secrecy surrounding key proceedings.
Robinson, charged with aggravated murder and multiple related felonies stemming from the September 10 shooting at a Utah Valley University event, has until now only appeared through video or audio feeds from jail. Much of the court’s activity has taken place behind closed doors, prompting a coalition of media organizations — including Fox News — to formally demand greater transparency.
The coalition requested that prosecutors and defense attorneys be required to give advance notice before sealing filings or restricting public access, allowing time for legal challenges before limitations take effect.
The presiding judge ruled that Thursday’s hearing must take place in person and remain as open to the public as possible, although information from a separate October 24 hearing remains under seal and cannot be disclosed.
Strict limitations have also been implemented regarding how Robinson can be depicted in the courtroom. He cannot be photographed or filmed while in shackles and may only be shown seated. Reporters must also comply with strict conduct rules, and no images of Robinson’s family are permitted.
Such restrictions are not new; an earlier hearing was postponed over disputes concerning whether Robinson could appear in jail clothing and how that might influence public perception.
Legal observers say Thursday’s proceeding is narrow in scope but highly consequential. One attorney familiar with the case remarked, “It’s going to be a bit of a one-trick pony. It’s going to be about this order to seal.” He added that the hearing was scheduled “specially” to address media objections that the increasing secrecy violates First Amendment protections.