The widow of slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk, will serve on the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors. The academy’s website lists her as having been appointed by President Trump.
According to the site, the Board “inquires into the morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods and other matters relating to the Academy which the Board decides to consider.” The Board consists of six individuals appointed by the President, two by the Speaker of the House, one by the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, two by the Majority Leader of the Senate, and one from both the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) told Fox News that he applauds President Trump’s appointment of Erika Kirk. “I encouraged this appointment as Erika is the right person to fill Charlie’s place on the Board and continue his work of inspiring the next generation of service members and advancing the Academy. I look forward to working alongside her to carry on Charlie’s legacy,” he said.
Kirk previously attended the State of the Union as one of President Trump’s guests. “President Trump has been a source of strength for Erika, constantly checking in with her over the last five months, and Erika is incredibly honored to be invited by the president to attend tonight’s State of the Union,” Turning Point USA spokesman Matt Shupe told the The Daily Wire in February ahead of the event. “Erika has been thrust into an enormously important role by fate and tragedy and because Charlie chose her should the horrible moment ever come, and she has risen to the occasion with grace, dignity, and a lot of hard work.”
