Erika Kirk opens up about her conversations with God after husband Charlie Kirk's murder

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Erika Kirk has revealed how “God’s light” is guiding her as the new CEO of Turning Point USA after her husband Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September, saying she doesn't want anything less than God's will for her life. 

The 37-year-old widow opened up about her relationship with God and her plans for upholding her husband’s legacy during an interview with host Shannon Bream on "Fox News Sunday.”

During the interview, Bream asked Kirk what her conversations with God have been like following the Sept. 10 assassination of her husband during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University. Authorities later arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who reportedly killed the conservative activist over his political views, including on topics like transgenderism.

"Quite frankly, they're kind of the same," Kirk said in response to the question. "I've never questioned, ‘Why me?’ I always knew that my life was not just to be lived for me. We're here for such a greater purpose, and Charlie and I both knew that."

Kirk, who married her husband in 2021 and raised two children with him before his death — a 3-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son — said her husband's devotion to serving God is "why Charlie built what he built."

"I talk to God, like I said, the same way: 'God, use me. God, heal my heart. You know my pain, you know the depths of my pain. Walk through this with me. Put the people in my path that will help heal me and guide me and direct me and keep me in lockstep with your will," she continued. "I don't want anything outside of God's will. Anything outside of the jet streams of God will, I will not even touch it with a 10-foot pole."

Erika Kirk previously discussed her relationship with God in the aftermath of her husband’s assassination during an interview with journalist Megyn Kelly in November. The interview took place at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, the final stop in the "Megyn Kelly Live" tour.

Kelly had faced criticism in the months following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, including from conservative commentator and Daily Wire host Ben Shapiro, who expressed concern about Kelly’s apparent refusal to condemn public figures like Candace Owens, who has attracted controversy for promoting conspiracies about Jews and Kirk’s murder. 

Kelly asked if Kirk felt angry at God over the loss of her husband, with the journalist revealing that she has been struggling to understand why it happened.

"I know we can't understand God's plan, but have you had bouts of anger?" Kelly asked. "You know, I think about what the kids are going to miss, what you got jipped out of, what poor Charlie now is going to miss. And I feel angry." 

"Sadness, of course, obviously, but yes, against the accused shooter, but just, I know you don't ever feel angry against God, but I kind of do," the media personality added.

The widow replied that the enemy would love for her to be angry, as this would prevent her from carrying out the tasks her husband entrusted to her, including running TPUSA and raising their children.

"And if I had any amount of anger in my heart and spirit, the Lord would not be able to use me," Kirk said. "And every single day, just how Charlie did, [he] stood on stage, he would say, 'Here I am. Lord, use me.' And if I had that anger in my heart, that foothold from the enemy, He wouldn't be able to."

When asked what she might say if given the chance to speak with her husband’s alleged killer or his family, Kirk said she would not have words of sympathy or anger for them. 

"How do you put this? Anything that I could ever wish upon him or that family would pale in comparison to the justice of God," she stated. "And so, I would look at them almost like, 'I'm so glad I'm not you.'"

"And I pray that you figure out a way to be right with the Lord," Kirk added.