Erika Kirk's big ‘47’ gesture for Trump in first remarks after husband Charlie's assassination

Erika Kirk made her first public remarks after the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10.

Published on: Sep 13, 2025, 06:17:07 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Erika Kirk, wife of slain conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, made her first remarks to the public today after the 31-year-old was shot and killed on September 10. Charlie, founder of Turning Point USA and an ally of Donald Trump, was shot during an event at Utah Valley University. In her first remarks, Erika made a special gesture for President Trump.

Erika Kirk thanked first responders and other officials in her public address following Charlie Kirk's assassination. (Turning Point USA)

When the stream began, Charlie's studio was seen with his chair empty. On the table in front, was a white cap with ‘47’ written on it. Notably, Donald Trump is the 47th President of the US, and the cap was a nod to him.

Charlie Kirk's studio (Turning Point USA)

Even during the Turning Point event at the Utah Valley University, Charlie was seen giving out MAGA hats to supporters.

What Erika Kirk said to Donald Trump

The cap was not the only gesture for the Republican president. When Erika began her speech, she said “Mr President my husband loved you and he knew that you loved him too. Your friendship was amazing. You supported him so well, as did he for you.”

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has been actively tracking the incident since Kirk was shot. He announced Kirk's passing on Truth Social and later, in a video, blamed the ‘radical left’ for the violence.

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Donald Trump also announced on his platform when the person of interest in the case was arrested.

Elsewhere in her address, an emotional Erika thanked local law enforcement and first responders. She also thanked those who protected Turning Point USA members, and extended her gratitude to Vice President JD Vance, who not only offered condolences, but also flew Erika out to Arizona on Air Force Two.

She also promised that she would strive to ensure that Charlie Kirk's message did not die, ending her address with ‘God bless you all, and may God bless America’.

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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