Erika Kirk Slams Conspiracy Theories About Husband’s Assassination

Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk is done staying silent and she’s right to be.

In a powerful and emotional appearance on Fox News, Erika Kirk rebuked the “mind virus” of conspiracy theories swirling around the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk, calling out the chaos, lies, and death threats now aimed at her family, her team, and the movement her husband built.

“Call me what you want… but when you go after my family, my Turning Point USA family, my ‘Charlie Kirk Show’ family… No,” she said. “This is righteous anger, because this is not okay. It’s not healthy. This is a mind virus.”

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a rising force in the conservative movement, was assassinated while giving a speech at a Utah college in September. Since then, online conspiracy theorists have run wild, pushing baseless claims that Erika or people close to Charlie were somehow “in on it.”

Yes they’re attacking the widow of a murdered man.

From dissecting her jewelry to spreading lies about her motives, the so-called “truthers” have done nothing but exploit tragedy for clicks and cash. Erika called them out directly for monetizing slander at the expense of her late husband’s legacy.

The consequences aren’t just online:

• Turning Point USA staff have received a flood of death threats and kidnapping threats.

• Erika Kirk and her team are being harassed and traumatized daily, forced to relive Charlie’s murder over and over.

• Candace Owens, once close to Charlie, has fanned the flames, refusing to back down even after Erika’s heartfelt plea.

The pain in Erika’s voice was raw and real and her compassion toward even the conspiracy theorists was remarkable.

“These people are human. We’re all grieving in our own way,” she said. “They are trying to find the answer to something that happened that was so evil… and I get that. We’re doing the same.”

But compassion doesn’t mean surrender. And Erika made it clear: Turning Point USA will not be derailed. “I’m not going to sit in a corner and cry and be in a fetal position. This is a duty to my husband, and it’s an absolute honor, and I will never back down.”

While the left celebrates chaos and the grifter class traffics in paranoia, real leaders like Erika Kirk are standing in the fire and pressing forward building a movement, defending truth, and honoring the life and work of a husband who gave everything for the cause of liberty.

If we want to preserve the conservative movement from the inside-out, it starts by calling out this toxic nonsense and standing with people like Erika people who refuse to back down, no matter how ugly the attacks get.

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