{"id":2573078,"date":"2026-02-24T14:47:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-invites-erika-kirk-as-state-of-the-union-guest\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:48:33","slug":"trump-invites-erika-kirk-as-state-of-the-union-guest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-invites-erika-kirk-as-state-of-the-union-guest\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump invites Erika Kirk as State of the Union guest"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ftrump-invites-erika-kirk-as-state-of-the-union-guest%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=2573078&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, the widow of Charlie Kirk, will be among President Donald Trump\u2019s 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\u2019s address is expected to urge Congress to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-will-call-on-nation-to-reject-political-violence-in-jan-6-speech\/\" title=\"Biden Will Call On Nation To Reject Political Violence In Jan. 6 Speech\">reject political violence<\/a>, a theme tied to the killing of Charlie Kirk during a 2023 speech at Utah Valley University and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-disgusting-front-page-story-after-trump-was-shot-says-it-all\/\" title=\"CNN&#039;s Disgusting Front Page Story After Trump Was Shot Says It All\">past assassination attempts<\/a> on Trump in 2024.The article highlights the Kirk family\u2019s revival of faith and Trump\u2019s support for them, including attending Kirk\u2019s funeral and awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in October on what would have been his 32nd birthday. It also mentions Erika Kirk\u2019s leadership of TPUSA and her public endorsement of Vance, as well as TPUSA\u2019s role in Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-senate-candidate-sean-parnell-suspends-campaign-after-custody-loss-im-devastated-by-court-decision\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Sean Parnell Suspends Campaign After Custody Loss: \u2018I&#039;m Devastated by\u2019 Court Decision\">political momentum<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump to bring Erika Kirk as his State of the Union guest<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2514826\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/erika-kirk\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17739\">Erika Kirk<\/a>, the widow of the late Turning Point USA co-founder <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4089\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>, will be one of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state-of-the-union\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"658\">State of the Union<\/a> guests Tuesday night, the White House announced. <\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec\/status\/2026346589845930404\">confirmed<\/a> Kirk&rsquo;s attendance on X Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4469223\/biden-autopen-commutation-florida-arrest\/\">Florida arrests felon released through Biden autopen commutation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4469196\/us-men-olympic-hockey-team-attend-trump-state-of-the-union\/\">US men&#8217;s gold-winning Olympic hockey team to attend Trump&#8217;s State of the Union<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4469073\/trump-tough-sledding-until-people-feel-better-financially-guy-benson\/\">Trump faces &#8216;tough sledding&#8217; until people feel better off financially: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump is expected to call on Congress to &ldquo;firmly reject political violence against our fellow citizens,&rdquo; after the former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turning-point-usa\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2923\">TPUSA<\/a> co-founder was assassinated in September while speaking at Utah Valley University. <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4463463\/promises-trump-2025-joint-session-congress\/\"><strong>PROMISES TRUMP HAS KEPT, OR NOT KEPT, FROM HIS 2025 JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS SPEECH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s address will also directly mention the Kirk family, as he highlights the revival of faith following Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s death and pushes for the nation to be united under God.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has rallied around the Kirk family after his killing shocked the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The president attended Kirk&rsquo;s funeral last fall, along with a wide swath of the administration, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3848143\/trump-charlie-kirk-birthday-gift-medal-freedom-award-erika\/\">awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/a> in October on what would have been his 32nd birthday.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s widow has since taken over TPUSA as its current CEO and has endorsed Vice President JD Vance for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maxine-waters-trump-supporters-would-like-to-see-a-civil-war-in-this-country\/\" title=\"Maxine Waters: Trump, Supporters &#039;Would Like to See a Civil War in this Country&#039;\">president long<\/a> before the 2028 GOP presidential primaries begin. Vance and second lady Usha Vance were close friends of the Kirks and escorted Kirk&rsquo;s casket back to Arizona following his death.<\/p>\n<p>Vance also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3804944\/top-takeaways-jd-vance-guest-hosting-the-charlie-kirk-show\/\">guest-hosted<\/a> <em>The&nbsp;Charlie Kirk Show<\/em> in September as various Trump administration figures, including chief of staff Susie Wiles, paid tribute to Kirk. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to host Erika Kirk at SOTU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2573079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25287761035528_c699ce.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[63117,4133,51662,3634,32515],"class_list":["post-2573078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-erika-kirk","tag-news","tag-state-of-the-union","tag-trump","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25287761035528_c699ce.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573078"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573082,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573078\/revisions\/2573082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2573079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}