{"id":2521014,"date":"2025-12-14T07:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T12:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-pray-that-god-saves-you-erika-kirk-offers-blunt-response-to-leftists-who-justified-her-husbands-death\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T07:56:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T12:56:48","slug":"i-pray-that-god-saves-you-erika-kirk-offers-blunt-response-to-leftists-who-justified-her-husbands-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-pray-that-god-saves-you-erika-kirk-offers-blunt-response-to-leftists-who-justified-her-husbands-death\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Pray That God Saves You&#8217;: Erika Kirk Offers Blunt Response to Leftists Who Justified Her Husband&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-pray-that-god-saves-you-erika-kirk-offers-blunt-response-to-leftists-who-justified-her-husbands-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521014&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-once-bragged-about-allegedly-breaking-into-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"Biden once bragged about allegedly breaking into U.S. Capitol\">strongly condemned<\/a> those who celebrated or justified the assassination of her late husband, Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed at a Utah Valley University event at age 31. In an upcoming CBS News town hall interview,she called such reactions &#8220;very sick&#8221; and emphasized the humanity of her husband,highlighting the pain it causes her young daughter. Erika also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >criticized conspiracy theorists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dark-money-mothership-arabella-advisors-distances-from-left-wing-group-demand-justice-amid-scotus-push\/\" title=\"Dark Money Mothership Arabella Advisors Distances From Left-Wing Group Demand Justice Amid SCOTUS Push\">spreading false claims<\/a><\/a> about the assassination, which have further traumatized her family. She announced plans to create a public, museum-style memorial for Charlie at turning Point USA and expressed a heartfelt plea for a sacred resting place for her husband, free from desecration or disrespect.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk condemned those who celebrated or excused her husband Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s assassination, saying their reaction exposed something &ldquo;very sick.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Kirk died in September at age 31 after being shot at a Utah Valley University speaking event. In an interview for a CBS News town hall set to air Saturday, Erika Kirk delivered a stark message to those who sought to justify the assassination of her late husband.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re sick. He&rsquo;s a human being. You think he deserved that? Tell that to my three-year-old daughter,&rdquo; Erika told CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. &ldquo;You want to watch in high-res the video of my husband being murdered and laugh and say he deserves it? There&rsquo;s something very sick in your soul, and I pray that God saves you. I pray because that is what is so wrong. The internet in this world has dehumanized us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Addressing the people justifying Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s murder on the basis of his beliefs, Erika Kirk said: &ldquo;You&rsquo;re sick. He&rsquo;s a human being. You think he deserved that? Tell that to my 3-year-old daughter.&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsErikaKirk?\">@MrsErikaKirk<\/a> sat down with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bariweiss?\">@bariweiss<\/a> for a CBS News Town Hall, just days&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8P31w4JQQR\">pic.twitter.com\/8P31w4JQQR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1998875782395936983?\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  People online and in at least one campus encounter celebrated or defended Kirk&rsquo;s assassination, including a student at Hamline University who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/hamline-university-student-brags-video-that-he-celebrated-charlie-kirk-assassination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">caught<\/a> on video confronting Turning Point USA members and claiming he was glad Kirk was shot.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Erika Kirk also blasted conspiracy theorists on Wednesday for spreading false claims about her husband&rsquo;s assassination, saying the fabrications have deepened her family&rsquo;s trauma.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everything was public. We will be building the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-dies-through-assisted-suicide-after-revealing-persistent-neurological-condition-she-attributed-to-covid-booster-shot\/\" title=\"Actress dies by assisted suicide after linking persistent neurological condition to COVID booster shot.\">beautiful memorial<\/a> for my husband at Turning Point USA, and it will be for the world to see, and it will be spectacular, and it will have a basically museum style for our Charlie, for my Charlie,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;But can I have one thing? Can my babies have one thing where we hold it sacred, where my husband is laid to rest, where I don&rsquo;t have to be worried about some secular revolutionary coming and destroying my husband&rsquo;s grave while my daughter is sitting there praying? 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