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Jesus.
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Good evening. My name is Erica Kirk. Charlie Kirk is my husband.
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I first want to thank the local, state, and federal law enforce enforcement who worked tirelessly to capture my
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husband's assassin so that he can be brought to justice. I want to thank the first responders who
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struggled heroically heroically
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to save Charles's life. and the police who acted bravely to make
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sure that there were no other victims on that terrible afternoon.
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I want to thank the officers who have protected our Turning Point USA family
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these past two days. And I want to thank the Turning Point USA board, the COO, Justin Strife, and
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my husband's chief of staff, the amazing Mikey McCoy,
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for all their work in these terrible days to be the stability for our family
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and for the wider Turning Point USA family as well.
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My heart is with every one of my husband's employees who lost a friend and a mentor.
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I want to thank the staffers of this his amazing Charlie Kirk show
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who helped him broadcast from this studio, this
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this chair every day. He loved it. He loved what he
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did. I want to thank the millions of people who have shown their love for Charlie
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here in Phoenix, across America, and worldwide.
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I want to thank my husband's dear friend, Vice President Vance, and his phenomenal
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wife, Usha, for their love and support. You guys
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honored my husband so well bringing him home. You both are tremendous.
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I want to thank President Trump and his incredible family for the same.
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Mr. president. My husband loved you.
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And he knew that you loved him, too. He did. Your friendship was amazing.
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You supported him so well, as did he for you.
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Two days ago, my husband Charlie went to see the face of his savior and his God.
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Charlie always said that when he was gone, he he wanted to be remembered
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for his courage and for his faith. And one of the final conversations that
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he had on this earth, my husband witnessed for his Lord and
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Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Now and for all eternity, he will stand at his savior's side
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wearing the glorious crown of a martyr.
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Charlie loved loved life. He loved his life. He loved America.
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He loved nature, which helped him always bring him closer to God.
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He loved the Chicago Cubs. And my goodness, did he love the Oregon Ducks.
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Want me to say go Ducks. So, I have to since they play on Saturday. So, go Ducks.
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But most of all, Charlie loved his children
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and he loved me with all of his heart. And I knew that every day I knew that he
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made sure. I knew that every day. Every day he would ask me, "How can I serve you better? How can I be a better
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husband? How can I be a better father?" Every day. Every day. Such a good man.
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He still is a good man. He was the perfect father.
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He was the perfect husband. Charlie always believed that God's design for marriage in the family was
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absolutely amazing. And it is. It is. And it was the greatest joy of his life.
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and over and over he would tell all these young people to come and find
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their future spouse, become wives and husbands and parents. And the reason why is because he wanted you all to
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experience what he had and still has. He wanted everyone to bring heaven into
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this earth through love and joy that comes from raising a family.
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It's beautiful. Charlie always said that if he ever ran
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for office, I know a lot of you asked if he ever was going to, but privately he told me if he ever did run for office
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that his top priority would be to revive the American family.
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That was his priority. One of Charlie's favorite Bible verses
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was Ephesians 5 verse 25.
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Husbands, love your wives
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as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
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My husband laid down his life for me, for our nation,
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for our children. He showed the ultimate and true
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covenantal love. I will never ever
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have the words to describe the loss that I feel in my heart.
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I honestly have no idea what any of this means. I know that God does, but I
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don't. But Charlie baby, I know you do, too. I
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know you do. So does our Lord.
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And our world is filled with evil. But our God,
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you guys, our God is so good. So incredibly good.
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And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good for
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those who are called according to his purpose.
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Already I have seen the worldwide outpouring of love for my husband.
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I've heard the testimonies from people my husband inspired to get married, to start families,
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to seek out a relationship with God. It's the most important most important one of all.
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The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination
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have no idea what they have done.
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They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism,
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faith, and of God's merciful love. But they should all know this.
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If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before,
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you have no idea. You have no idea what you just have
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unleashed across this entire country. In this world, you have no idea.
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You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife.
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The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battlecry.
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To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die. It won't. I refuse to let
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that happen. It will not die. All of us
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will refuse to let that happen. No one will ever forget my husband's name. And
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I will make sure of it. It will become stronger,
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bolder, louder, and greater than ever. My husband's mission will not end, not
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even for a moment. And one of Charlie's greatest talents
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was his ability, this phenomenal ability to choose great people to follow him.
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He could always find the ones who could handle any setback. And it's almost like
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he knew. He just he could see it in you. Even when you couldn't see it in yourself, he just knew. He knew you
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could handle it. You thought you only had 5% left. And he knew you had 15.
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He knew you were ready to go that extra mile even when you didn't. He always challenged people around him
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to work harder and to be better. He never gave up. And I love knowing that one of his one
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of his mottos was never surrender. So I want to tell you that that we'll
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never surrender. We never will. Ever. Ever. Our
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campus tour this fall will continue. There will be even more tours in the
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years to come. America Fest here in Phoenix this December will go on. It will be greater
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than ever. The radio and podcast show that he was
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so proud of will go on.
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And in a world filled with chaos, doubt, and uncertainty, my husband's voice will remain, and it will ring out louder and
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more clearly than ever, and his wisdom will endure.
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My favorite my favorite, too, but my husband's favorite word in the English language
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was earn. He would call all of you to be people of
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action who earn the future America deserves.
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So to all of the young people who felt inspired by my husband's faith in hard work,
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all of you already know what Charlie would want you to do. You know,
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you know, if you're in high school or if you're in college, go find your local Turning
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Point USA chapter. Join it. Stay involved.
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He wants you to make a difference. And you can. You can. The movement's not going
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anywhere. And it will only grow stronger when you join it.
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If there isn't a chapter, you can't find one, then start one. There is no excuse.
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You can start one. And as my husband used to say in this room every single day, if you want to get involved, the
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best way you can do that is going to tpusa.com. That's what he would say every day from this chair. Every single day, I watched
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his show every day. And he would always say, "If you want to get involved, go to tpusa.com.
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If you're a pastor, join our movement at TPUSA Faith. And if you're a parent, I
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highly recommend that you come to America Fest in December.
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Sign up right now for that because we would love to see you. I would love to see you. Charliewood, he'll be there.
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He'll be there in spirit. Bring your kids. Bring your family.
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But most important of all, if you aren't a member of a church, I beg you to join one,
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a bibleelving church. Our battle is not simply a political
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one. Above all, it is spiritual. It is spiritual. The spiritual warfare
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is palpable. Charlie loved his savior with all of his
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heart, and he wanted every one of you to know him, too. He wanted everyone to know that if they
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confess, if they confess the Lord Jesus Christ
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who rose from the dead, then they will be saved.
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Hear me when I say this. Nobody is ever too young to know the gospel. Nobody.
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Nobody is ever too young to get involved with saving this beautiful country. this country my husband loved and still
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loves. And nobody is ever too old either.
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There's no age limit. I know my husband is still here.
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He's watching over us.
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I don't remember the last time I slept and I couldn't sleep last night.
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And Charlie, baby,
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Charlie, I promise I will never let your legacy die, baby. I won't. I I promise
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I'll make Turning Point USA the biggest thing that this nation has ever seen.
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I promise. Charlie, I love you.
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I love you, baby. Rest in the arms of our Lord
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as he blankets you with the words I know your heart always strived to hear.
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Well done, my good and faithful servant.
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When I got home last night,
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Gigi, our daughter just ran into our my arms
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and I talked to her and she said, "Mommy, I missed you." I said, "I miss you, too, baby." She goes, "Where's
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Daddy?" What do you tell a three-year-old? She's three.
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I said, "Baby, daddy loves you so much. Don't you worry. He's on a he's on a work trip with Jesus, so he can afford
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your blueberry budget."
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And my goodness, am I so humbled to witness
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Charlie, you alongside Jesus right now doing what you always wanted to do,
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baby. Making heaven crowded, right? That's what it's all about.
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making heaven crying. I can't wait to see you again one day.
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Thank you all again who love my husband, who supported him,
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who wrote him an email every single day during his radio show. He read all of them. All of them.
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God bless you all and may God bless America.