{"id":235816,"date":"2026-04-21T15:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/erika-kirk-slammed-for-donald-trump-kiss-amid-reports-that-shes-eyeing-her-own-run-for-the-white-house\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:13:26","slug":"erika-kirk-slammed-for-donald-trump-kiss-amid-reports-that-shes-eyeing-her-own-run-for-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/erika-kirk-slammed-for-donald-trump-kiss-amid-reports-that-shes-eyeing-her-own-run-for-the-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Kirk Slammed For Donald Trump Kiss Amid Reports That She&#8217;s Eyeing Her Own Run For the White House"},"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\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the months since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/charlie-kirk-bullet-does-not-match-tyler-robinson-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Kirk\u2019s murder<\/a>, his widow, Erika Kirk, has become one of the most famous figures in American politics.<\/p>\n<p>Many have suggested that Erika is planning a run for office.<\/p>\n<p>And while 2028 is still a long way off, there\u2019s already talk of a potential bid for the White House.<\/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\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2236636785-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Erika Kirk joins U.S. President Donald Trump onstage during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona.\" class=\"wp-image-553263 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2236636785-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2236636785-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2236636785-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2236636785-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2236636785-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2236636785-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2236636785-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2236636785-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Erika Kirk joins U.S. President Donald Trump onstage during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was a time when the idea of a media figure with no governing experience running for president would have seemed absurd.<\/p>\n<p>But 2016 changed everything, and Erika is aligning herself with Donald Trump at a time when the president is losing some of his most high-profile supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk and Trump both appeared at a rally in Arizona over the weekend, and one of the biggest right wing accounts on X (formerly Twitter) suggested that Erika might be establishing herself as the president\u2019s heir apparent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRumors are swirling that Erika Kirk could be positioning herself for a 2028 presidential run,\u201d Tara Bull wrote to her 1.4 million followers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The post received a mixed response, but the upshot is that whether she likes it or not, Erika\u2019s name is now being mentioned in the same breath as the 2028 presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>And while the election might be years away, Erika is already dealing with her first campaign mini-scandal.<\/p>\n<p>It was a blink-and-you\u2019d-miss-it moment:<\/p>\n<p>When Trump joined Kirk on stage at Turning Point USA\u2019s \u201cBuild the Red Wall\u201d rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, they briefly kissed on each cheek.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it\u2019s because she was recently widowed, or maybe it\u2019s because Trump is less popular these days with the sort of people who used to constitute his base.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXVGWHgj_Eh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>But whatever the reason, Trump and Erika\u2019s embrace became a subject of widespread debate and controversy on social media.<\/p>\n<p>As MSN reports, some observers accused Trump of giving off \u201ccreepy uncle vibes.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Others alleged that he held on to Erika for several seconds too long.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, Erika leans into controversies, but this one she\u2019s chosen to ignore, preferring to focus instead on her political message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd now we have to show up again with 80 to 90% voter turnout in the midterms and fortify the red wall for the next decade. That\u2019s what we need to do,\u201d she said at one point in the rally.<\/p>\n<p>She went on to lash out at those who seek to \u201ctear our country\u201d apart by focusing on issues that divide instead of unite.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few months ago, the assumption would have been that Erika was referring to liberals and Democrats \u2014 but these days, she might have been referring to Trump\u2019s former supporters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/erika-kirk-slammed-for-donald-trump-kiss-amid-reports-that-shes-eyeing-her-own-run-for-the-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes In the months since Charlie Kirk\u2019s murder, his widow, Erika Kirk, has become one of the most famous figures in American politics. Many have suggested that Erika is planning a run for office. 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