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Erika Kirk's ‘fake tears’ at TPUSA event gets Emmy winners' reaction: ‘George Burns once said…’
A viral video allegedly showing Erika Kirk's faking tears at a Charlie Kirk memorial drew reactions, including from John Cleese.
Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, has taken over his organization, Turning Point USA, as its new CEO. The former Miss Arizona is carrying out the work of Charlie Kirk, attending TPUSA's events on various college campuses. One video, in particular, has gone viral with allegations that Erika Kirk is putting up "fake tears."
The video in question allegedly shows Erika Kirk putting on tear-inducing solution on her eye in the backstage before going up to speak at a memorial for Charlie Kirk. The video was shared by Emmy-award-winning comedian John Cleese with a reaction that also went viral.
"As George Burns once said 'Sincerity is the key. If you can fake that, the sky's the limit,'" Cleese wrote.
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On Tuesday, Erika Kirk appeared for her first interview after Charlie Kirk's death on Fox News with host Jesse Waters. The new CEO of TPUSA discussed a range of topics, from the 31-year-old's assassination to life after her husband's death.
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She revealed her interaction when she went to see her husband's body at the mortuary.
“He was very sweet, but what do you say to someone whose husband just was assassinated so publicly?” she said, speaking about the officer.
“He said, ‘I will never tell you that you cannot see your husband... but I in my professional opinion, think that you should wait to see him... Because I don't think you want to see him like this.’
“And I responded back to him... ‘with all due respect, sir... I want to see what they did to my husband, and I want to give him a kiss, because I didn't get to give him a kiss this morning.’”
