Erika Kirk breaks down remembering late husband Charlie

Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, spoke with Fox News host Jesse Watters on “Jesse Watters Primetime” at Turning Point USA headquarters where she broke down while watching a video of her late husband.

“Sorry guys, just give me a second,” she said through tears. “This is the longest video I’ve seen of him, just give me a second.”

Watters said Charlie Kirk was on a mission to save Western civilization, asking Erika Kirk if she signed up for it.

ERIKA KIRK DOUBLES UP TO FIGHT FOR CHARLIE’S LEGACY: “I’M NOT AFRAID”

Charlie Kirk (left) and his wife Erika Lane Frantzve (center) at the Turning Point USA Inaugural Ball at the Salamander Hotel on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

The 36-year-old said it had nothing to do with her decision to marry him.

“I didn’t sign up for anything, I just married the love of my life,” she told Fox News.

Erika Kirk was named CEO of Turning Point USA just days after her husband’s assassination, succeeding Charlie Kirk, who founded the conservative activist organization in 2012.

She married Charlie Kirk in 2021. They welcomed their first child, a daughter in 2022 and a son in 2024.

A photo of political media personality Charlie Kirk, his children and his wife, Erika, are seen after an all-member memorial service in the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol, September 15, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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Erika Kirk’s full interview with Watters will air Wednesday, November 5 at 8 p.m. EST on “Jesse Watters Primetime.”

This is her first direct interview since the assassination of her husband on September 10.