{"id":202398,"date":"2025-10-31T15:25:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/erika-kirk-criticized-for-comparing-j-d-vance-to-charlie-kirk-just-weeks-after-husbands-murder\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:25:40","slug":"erika-kirk-criticized-for-comparing-j-d-vance-to-charlie-kirk-just-weeks-after-husbands-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/erika-kirk-criticized-for-comparing-j-d-vance-to-charlie-kirk-just-weeks-after-husbands-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Kirk Criticized For Comparing J.D. Vance to Charlie Kirk Just Weeks After Husband&#8217;s Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/erika-kirk-posts-heartbreaking-video-of-daughter-reacting-to-charlie-kirk-sign-i-see-daddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erika Kirk addressed a crowd of students<\/a> at the University of Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>Before bringing Vice President J.D. Vance onto the stage, the Turning Point USA CEO opened up about her feelings seven weeks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/tyler-robinson-accused-charlie-kirk-killer-scores-surprising-legal-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the murder of her husband, Charlie Kirk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys have no idea how helpful it is to have all of you in my life \u2026 you make me feel even more connected to my husband,\u201d Erika told the crowd at one point, adding:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527610-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, speaks during a Turning Point USA event where U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected, at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi, on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. \" class=\"wp-image-539057 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527610-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527610-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527610-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527610-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527610-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527610-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527610-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527610-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, speaks during a Turning Point USA event where U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected, at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi, on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t leave us empty-handed. He built a machine. And all of you are a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-erika-kirk-takes-the-stage-with-j-d-vance\">Erika Kirk takes the stage with J.D. Vance<\/h2>\n<p>After a speech of nearly an hour, Kirk introduced Vance. And her comments about the vice president have received a fair amount of criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen our team asked my dear friend, Vice President JD Vance, to speak today, I really prayed on it because, obviously, it\u2019s a very emotional, emotional day,\u201d Kirk said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I could just hear Charlie in my heart. I could just hear him say, \u2018Go reclaim that territory, babe.\u2019 The battle\u2019s already won. God\u2019s love conquers. And that\u2019s why I\u2019m here today.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kirk went on to say that while no one could \u201creplace\u201d her husband, she saw important \u201csimilarities\u201d between Charlie and Vance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"US Vice President JD Vance (R) greets Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, during a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, Mississippi, October 29, 2025. \" class=\"wp-image-539066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"US Vice President JD Vance (R) greets Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, during a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, Mississippi, October 29, 2025. \" class=\"wp-image-539066 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243532388-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US Vice President JD Vance (R) greets Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk\u2019s widow, during a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, Mississippi, October 29, 2025. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For his part, Vance praised Kirk for his political ability, noting that the podcast host urged the Trump administration not to strike nuclear sites in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Trump did so, but Vance claims that Charlie was pleased when the plan worked out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really believe that one of the reasons why the president of the United States knocked out the Iranian nuclear facilities, but never got the United States into a protracted military conflict and never lost a single American in a Middle Eastern conflict is because we had the wisdom and the good sense to recognize that the American people are done with American troops dying in unnecessary foreign conflicts \u2026 but Charlie Kirk reminded me of that,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/30\/us-news\/gut-wrenching-moment-erika-kirk-introduced-at-turning-point-usa-event-by-old-recording-of-late-husband-charlie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vance said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd responded with chants of \u201c48,\u201d a clear endorsement of Vance as Donald Trump\u2019s successor in the White House.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, speaks during a Turning Point USA event where U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected, at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi, on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. \" class=\"wp-image-539058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-686x960.jpg 686w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-772x1080.jpg 772w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-857x1200.jpg 857w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, speaks during a Turning Point USA event where U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected, at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi, on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. \" class=\"wp-image-539058 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-686x960.jpg 686w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-772x1080.jpg 772w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-857x1200.jpg 857w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243527406-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, speaks during a Turning Point USA event where U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected, at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi, on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was a wide variety of criticism of the Kirk-Vance event, with some arguing that it\u2019s inappropriate for Erika to compare her late husband to another man, and others complaining about the continued politicization of Charlie Kirk\u2019s death from those who seek to gain office. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublicly simping over another man one month after husband\u2019s murder. The American values MAGA wants to preserve,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prembhaaii\/status\/1984171149153243434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote one X user<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is sick\u2026 it\u2019s been barely a month since Charlie passed,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ToddMichael92\/status\/1984091494383501525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another tweeted<\/a>, alongside a photo of Kirk and Vance embracing on stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarting with \u2018no one can ever replace my husband\u2026 but JD Vance\u2019 is a very deliberate choice,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mad_mugo\/status\/1984113529591623911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a third chimed in<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one will ever replace her husband, though she seems to be giving it a solid try,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Toutapodcast\/status\/1984123862582190433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a fourth remarked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Vance nor Kirk has publicly responded to the criticism of their onstage interaction.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/erika-kirk-criticized-for-comparing-j-d-vance-to-charlie-kirk-just-weeks-after-husbands-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes On Thursday night, Erika Kirk addressed a crowd of students at the University of Mississippi. Before bringing Vice President J.D. Vance onto the stage, the Turning Point USA CEO opened up about her feelings seven weeks after the murder of her husband, Charlie Kirk. \u201cYou guys have no idea how helpful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":202399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-202398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}