LDN.Erika Kirk Tearfully Shares the Hardest Part of Each Day Following Charlie Kirk’s Death (Exclusive).LDN
Erika Kirk (née Frantzve) is opening up about her new reality following Charlie Kirk’s death.
In Us Weekly’s exclusive sneak peek of Erika’s first TV interview since her husband was shot and killed, the grieving widow, 36, is asked by Fox News host Jesse Watters to share the hardest part of her day.
“The nights are the hardest, being in a bed by yourself,” Erika says in the preview of the Wednesday, November 5, episode of Jesse Watters Primetime. “Rolling over trying to [get a] goodnight kiss that’s not there.”
On September 10, Charlie was shot and killed during a speech at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, as part of his American Comeback Tour. He was 31.
The conservative commentator and head of Turning Point USA was honored with a public memorial at Arizona’s State Farm Stadium on September 21. During the ceremony, Erika — who shared a daughter, 3, and a son, 17 months, with Charlie — honored her husband of four years with a eulogy.
As her grieving process continues, Erika told Watters, 47, that she tried to read a book by C. S. Lewis (presumably titled A Grief Observed) “because he lost the love of his life — he was only married to her for four years.”
“In the opening pages, he talked about how angry he was with God, and I’ve never felt that,” Erika shares. “Never have I questioned, ‘Why, Lord, are you putting me through this?’ I know he uses everything, even what the enemy meant for evil. And I have no regrets.”
Earlier this week, Fox News Channel released more footage from Erika’s emotional interview with Watters.
During the candid chat, Erika confirmed that her daughter has questions about what happened to her dad.
“My daughter continues to ask, but it’s really sweet because I keep explaining to her a few things,” Erika shared. “I said, ‘If ever you want to talk to Daddy, you just look up to the sky and start talking to him — he can hear you.’”
The new CEO and chairman of Turning Point USA previously told her kids that their dad is on a “work trip with Jesus.” Over time, she has been able to share a little more context with her oldest child.
“I told her, ‘Daddy is in heaven,’” Erika said while holding back tears. “She goes, ‘You think I could go sometime?’ I said, ‘Baby, we will all go one day.’”
Since Charlie’s death, Erika has vowed to forgive 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who was accused of shooting and killing her husband. (The suspect has pleaded not guilty to all charges, including aggravated murder. If convicted, he faces the death penalty.)
“I forgive him because it was what Christ did and is what Charlie would do,” she said while delivering a eulogy at Charlie’s public memorial. “The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the gospel is love and always love. Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.”
Erika’s full interview with Watters will air on Jesse Watters Primetime on Fox News Channel Wednesday, November 5, at 8 p.m. ET.
