Charlie Kirk’s Widow Erika Says 3-Year-Old Daughter Still Asks for ‘Daddy’ Months After His Murder [WATCH]

Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, gave her first television interview since her husband’s assassination, revealing that their 3-year-old daughter continues to ask for her father nearly two months after his death, as reported by The New York Post.

Speaking with Fox News host Jesse Watters, Erika described the heartbreaking questions from her young daughter and how she has tried to guide her through grief.

“It’s really sweet because I keep explaining to her a few things, and I said, ‘if you ever want to talk to daddy you just look up to the sky and start talking, and he can hear you,’” Erika said. “I told her, ‘You know, daddy is in heaven’ — and she goes, ‘Do you think I could go sometime?’”

“I said, ‘Baby, we will all go one day,’” she continued.

Charlie and Erika Kirk shared two children — a daughter who turned 3 in August and a son who turned 1 in May.

Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot and killed on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. Authorities said the suspected gunman, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, opened fire during the event, striking Kirk in the neck.

The shooting was captured on multiple videos that later circulated widely on social media.

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Robinson was arrested days later following a multi-state manhunt and charged with aggravated murder and related offenses. Prosecutors confirmed he could face the death penalty by firing squad if convicted.

Erika said she initially believed her husband would survive after hearing early reports about the attack but realized the severity of the situation when she arrived at the hospital.

She described seeing her husband’s face one final time, recalling a familiar expression that brought her a measure of peace.

“We walked into that room and he had this smirk on his face,” she said.

“That smirk to me is that look of ‘you thought you stopped what I’ve built. You thought you could end this vision, this movement, this revival. You thought you could do that by murdering me. You got my body, but you didn’t get my soul.’”

The killing of Kirk, one of the nation’s most prominent conservative activists, drew widespread condemnation and renewed concerns about the rise in politically motivated violence.

Watters, previewing the interview on Fox & Friends Wednesday morning, said the conversation was deeply emotional. “I almost started crying a few times when she talked about her children,” he said. “You can feel the spirit of Charlie Kirk in Erika, and it’s just a real power.”

Watters’ full interview with Erika Kirk will air Wednesday night at 8 p.m. on Jesse Watters Primetime.

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