(Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nErika Kirk makes first public appearance since husband\u2019s death<\/h2>\n Understandably, Erika has mostly maintained a low profile in the days since her husband was killed.<\/p>\n
But yesterday, she rolled down the window of the SUV she was riding in so that she could wave to supporters in Arizona.<\/p>\n
According to a report from the New York Post<\/em>, a crowd of people waved American flags as the motorcade carrying Erika and her husband\u2019s remains arrived at Phoenix\u2019s Hansen Mortuary Chapel.<\/p>\nErika was joined by Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, who arranged to have Charlie\u2019s remains transported from Utah to Arizona aboard Air Force Two.<\/p>\nTurning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk is seen onstage at the Fiserv Forum during preparations for the Republican National Convention (RNC) on July 14, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nVance sang Kirk\u2019s praises in a heartfelt X post shortly after news of the shooting went public:<\/p>\n
\u201cA while ago, probably in 2017, I appeared on Tucker Carlson\u2019s Fox show to talk about God knows what. Afterwards a name I barely knew sent me a DM on twitter and told me I did a great job. It was Charlie Kirk,\u201d the vice president wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cCharlie was fascinated by ideas and always willing to learn and change his mind. Like me, he was skeptical of Donald Trump in 2016. Like me, he came to see President Trump as the only figure capable of moving American politics away from the globalism that had dominated for our entire lives,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen others were right, he learned from them. When he was right\u2013as he usually was\u2013he was generous. With Charlie, the attitude was never, \u2018I told you so.\u2019 But: \u2018welcome.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCharlie was constantly calling and texting, checking on our family and offering guidance and prayers,\u201d Vance continued in a separate post. <\/p>\nTurning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk is seen onstage at the Fiserv Forum during preparations for the Republican National Convention (RNC) on July 14, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cAfter every event, he would give me a big hug, tell me he was praying for me, and ask me what he could do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Supporters mourn alongside Charlie Kirk\u2019s widow<\/h2>\n Erika \u2014 a ministry leader and podcast host with millions of Instagram followers \u2014 has received an outpouring of support following her husband\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump and other public figures have offered their condolences to the mother of two.<\/p>\n
As we previously reported a 22-year-old Utah resident named Tyler Robinson has been arrested in connection with Kirk\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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