Trump invites Erika Kirk as State of the Union guest
Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, will be among President Donald Trump’s guests at the State of the Union, the White House announced. Kirk now leads Turning Point USA as its CEO, and the piece notes that TPUSA helped Trump win a second term in 2024, with Erika Kirk having endorsed Vice President JD Vance for the 2028 presidential race. Trump’s address is expected to urge Congress to reject political violence, a theme tied to the killing of Charlie Kirk during a 2023 speech at Utah Valley University and to past assassination attempts on Trump in 2024.The article highlights the Kirk family’s revival of faith and Trump’s support for them, including attending Kirk’s funeral and awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in October on what would have been his 32nd birthday. It also mentions Erika Kirk’s leadership of TPUSA and her public endorsement of Vance, as well as TPUSA’s role in Trump’s political momentum.
Trump to bring Erika Kirk as his State of the Union guest
Erika Kirk, the widow of the late Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, will be one of President Donald Trump‘s State of the Union guests Tuesday night, the White House announced.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Kirk’s attendance on X Tuesday afternoon.
Trump is expected to call on Congress to “firmly reject political violence against our fellow citizens,” after the former TPUSA co-founder was assassinated in September while speaking at Utah Valley University.
Trump himself was nearly assassinated in July 2024 during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. He has since claimed that he thought God saved his life after the bullet grazed his ear. A second assassination attempt against Trump was stopped in September at his golf course in Florida.
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The president’s address will also directly mention the Kirk family, as he highlights the revival of faith following Charlie Kirk’s death and pushes for the nation to be united under God.
The Trump administration has rallied around the Kirk family after his killing shocked the nation.
The president attended Kirk’s funeral last fall, along with a wide swath of the administration, and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in October on what would have been his 32nd birthday.
TPUSA was a key organization that helped Trump win a second term in the White House during the 2024 election by organizing efforts to boost voter turnout.
Charlie Kirk’s widow has since taken over TPUSA as its current CEO and has endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president long before the 2028 GOP presidential primaries begin. Vance and second lady Usha Vance were close friends of the Kirks and escorted Kirk’s casket back to Arizona following his death.
Vance also guest-hosted The Charlie Kirk Show in September as various Trump administration figures, including chief of staff Susie Wiles, paid tribute to Kirk.
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