Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, has been unanimously elected as the new CEO and board chair of Turning Point USA. TPUSA noted that “Charlie expressed to multiple executives that this is what he wanted in the event of his death.”
“In Ecclesiastes, King Solomon wrote that mankind is to be tested by God. Today we are facing such a test, yet we also know that God has prepared us with everything we need to overcome this ordeal,” board members Doug De Groote, Mike Miller, Tom Sodeika, and David Engelhardt wrote in a statement shared on social media. “It was the honor of our lives to serve as board members at Charlie’s side. Charlie prepared all of us for a moment like this one. He worked tirelessly to ensure Turning Point USA was built to survive even the greatest tests. And now, it is our great pride to announce Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board for Turning Point USA.”
“All of us at Turning Point USA have a special role in carrying Charlie Kirk’s mantle and completing his vision of bringing us all closer to our Lord and fostering a prosperous country for generations to come,” the board wrote, adding they “will not surrender or kneel before evil,” but will “carry on.”
“May God Bless Erika, the Kirk family, and the entire team and Turning Point USA,” the announcement concluded.
In delivering her first public remarks since the assassination of her husband, Erika Kirk said, “They killed Charlie because he preached, a message of patriotism, faith and of God’s merciful love. They should all know this. If you thought that my husband’s mission was powerful before, you have no idea. You have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country, in this world. You have no idea. You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife, the cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry.”
“To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die,” she said. “It won’t. I refuse to let that happen. It will not die. All of us will refuse to let that happen. No one will ever forget my husband’s name and I will make sure of it. It will become stronger, bolder, louder, and greater than ever.”
