During an emotional moment at the White House Rose Garden on October 14, 2025, Erika Kirk wiped away tears as a military aide read the citation preceding President Donald Trump’s posthumous awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to her late husband, Charlie Kirk.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) — In a recent conversation with conservative host Megyn Kelly, Erika Kirk shared that one of her first thoughts after learning of her husband’s assassination was wishing she had been expecting another child.
“When I heard he’d been murdered, I was begging God that I might be pregnant,” she told Kelly. “It would have felt like the one blessing that could come out of something so devastating.”
The interview took place in Glendale, Arizona, during the final stop of Kelly’s Sirius XM tour. Kelly posted several preview clips on X, with the complete discussion scheduled for release on Monday.
Erika, 37, and Charlie share two young children—a daughter and a son. She explained that the couple had always hoped to raise four kids together. Losing Charlie, who was killed in September while speaking at Utah Valley University, has led her to encourage young couples not to delay starting their families.
“So now when I meet young couples, I tell them, ‘Don’t wait. Especially if you’re a young woman—don’t postpone having children. Careers can be paused and resumed, but you can’t rewind the clock on having babies, and they grow up so quickly,’” she said. “We were both praying for more children. Expanding our family was something we were incredibly excited about.”
Later in the interview, Erika also said she feels no hatred toward Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing her husband. She explained that harboring anger would only keep her from continuing Charlie’s work.
“The enemy would love to see anger in my heart,” she said. “It would only pull me away from what Charlie trusted me with—raising our kids, guiding Turning Point, supporting the team. If I held on to bitterness, the Lord couldn’t use me.”
