Please Keep Praying for Erika Kirk

It’s been almost 8 months since Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder and beloved Christian conservative broadcaster Charlie Kirk was gunned down in cold blood on the campus of Utah Valley University.

Whenever tragedy strikes, Christians offer condolences and prayers for the families and friends of the loved ones left behind. We do this because we believe God hears our prayers (Psalm 55:16-17) and is close to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18).

Many of us have been praying for Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, who was left not only as a grieving spouse, but also as a mother of young children. But she’s also been forced to bear the wicked, evil, and outlandish claims of clearly unstable and unhinged grifters accusing her of nearly everything under the sun – including playing a part in her husband’s murder.

On Wednesday, Erika Kirk released a video in partial response to some of these outrageous accusations. The now CEO of TPUSA was a guest at the White House Correspondents Dinner and explained why she chose to attend.

“It was because many of the journalists in that room have attempted to dehumanize me,” she shared. “And I wanted to meet some of them face to face, quite frankly.”

Mrs. Kirk noted the curious dynamic of camaraderie in the ballroom prior to the evacuation after the shooting in the lobby of the Washington Hilton. She remarked to a reporter with the Daily Mail, “For one night, you are able to put aside all of your differences for the sake of freedom of speech. And then by Monday morning, things will go back to being an absolute bloodbath between all of you.”

In the video released Wednesday, Erika Kirk noted the sad irony of how it was a schoolteacher who was trying to kill President Trump.

“You have these people who are supposed to be teaching our children the future of this country,” she observed. “And he’s so unhinged that he’s able to teach children by day and then attempt to murder the president of the United States by night.”

Mrs. Kirk went on to make a profound and chilling observation:

“While we may have big problems with illegal immigration in this country, I have to tell you, we have an even bigger problem when it comes to the systemic indoctrination and radicalization of our own citizens. This is what got my husband killed. This is what has led to three legitimate attempts on President Trump’s life. And I can speak firsthand to that unbearable toll that this must take on our First Lady.”

This is one more reason why Christians should continue to pray for Erika Kirk. The death of her husband was shocking and unsettling. But life eventually goes on for the observer, even someone deeply moved and upset by the evil everyone saw on September 10, 2025. And life has gone on for Erika – but in a very different and difficult way. 

“Every morning, I wake up to a new headline lying about me,” Erika Kirk stated. “I have comedians dressing up in whiteface. I have people saying I’m not fit to be CEO. And I have Candace Owens claiming I murdered my husband. And the list goes on and on and on.”

Why is this happening? 

“There is a serious epidemic of dehumanization plaguing this country,” she continued. “The most unthinkable tragedies have now become commonplace in our daily headlines. And yet the media finds a way to conveniently explain away violence.”

This grotesque and gutless treatment of a grieving widow is heartbreaking and maddening. But it can also ignite and steel the resolve of Christians to pushback and double down on their commitment to face the evil head-on. 

That’s precisely how Erika Kirk is responding to the ongoing barrage of bullying.

“The evil forces working to divide us, to distract us, and to pull us apart have never been stronger,” she acknowledged. “This is a moment for Americans to come together and decide what kind of country we’re going to be before we lose our country altogether. In Romans 12, verse 21, it says, ‘Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.’”

May the Lord bless Erika Kirk’s resolve and may He do likewise regarding our steadfastness, too.