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Erika Lane Kirk is an American businesswoman, nonprofit executive, and podcaster. She serves as chairwoman and CEO of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a conservative organization co-founded and led by her late husband, Charlie Kirk, until his assassination in September 2025. She was appointed as his successor following his death.
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business · American businesswoman (born 1988) · beauty pageant contestant · businessperson · political activist · philanthropist · podcaster · also Erika Kirk, Erika Frantzve, Kirk
Born 20 November 1988 · Q116508021
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I’ll be honest. I told our lawyer, I want the government to decide this. I do not want that man’s blood on my ledger. “Because when I get to heaven, and Jesus is like, ‘Uh, [an] eye for an eye? Is that how we do it?’ And that keeps me from being in heaven, from being with Charlie?
That man, that young man – I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it is what Charlie would do.
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“I’ll be honest. I told our lawyer, I want the government to decide this. I do not want that man’s blood on my ledger. “Because when I get to heaven, and Jesus is like, ‘Uh, [an] eye for an eye? Is that how we do it?’ And that keeps me from being in heaven, from being with Charlie?”
“That man, that young man – I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it is what Charlie would do.”
“My husband, he wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life,”
“s alleged killer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.”
Lead Stories rated the claim “Erika Kirk filed to legally remove "Kirk" from her name” Name Game.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “UFC confirms Erika Kirk wll host the White House fight night on June 14.” It's Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “A real video shows when Erika Kirk brought out Zukenee to perform her favorite song at Rolling Loud Orlando.” AI-Generated.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “A real video shows Erika Kirk staring intensly into the camera and breathing heavily into the microphone.” AI-Generated.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “New documents reveal Erika Kirk used to work for Jeffrey Epstein.” No Such Docs.
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Snopes rated the claim “A screenshot authentically shows an X post from Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk asking Elon Musk to remove comedian Druski's video that appeared to parody Kirk.” Fake.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A screenshot authentically showed a post from Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk reacting to a video that appeared to mock her by saying, in part, "Y'all keep calling it comedy, but there's nothing funny about bringing this kind of humiliation to my family."” Fake.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Erika Kirk is opening an orphanage "in honor of Charlie".” Not Announced.
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Snopes rated the claim “A phone call recording found in Jeffrey Epstein's case files, which users called "leaked DOJ wiretap audio," authentically features conservative activist Erika Kirk working for the late sex offender and scheduling minors to give him sexualized massages.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “U.S. President Donald Trump appointed Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk to the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors.” True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “An image authentically shows a photo of Erika Kirk with Tyler Robinson, the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.” Fake.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Federal lawsuits and documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein show that Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk was involved in child trafficking.” False.
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Charlie was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University during his American Comeback tour
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Published video “67. Monday Meditations: The Sermon People Never Hear You Preach”.
Published video “64. Monday Meditations: Bending to Serve”.
Published video “63. Monday Meditations: The Seduction of Safety”.
Published video “62. Monday Meditations: Faith Before the Promise”.
Published video “61. Monday Meditations: The Hope That Outlives Disappointment”.
Published video “EPISODE 60. MONDAY MEDITATIONS: Forging Faith”.
Published video “S04:09 Summer in the Psalms Speech at Calvary Chapel Signal Hill Women's Conference”.
Published video “Episode 59. MONDAY MEDITATIONS: Beneath the Rage”.
Published video “EPISODE 58. MONDAY MEDITATIONS - How God Reforms Our Routines”.
Published video “Revival of Biblical Womanhood - YWLS '25 Erika Kirk Speech”.
Career landmark: chief executive officer of Turning Point USA (2025).
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After they began dating in 2019, and they had two children together
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Erika launched the podcast Midweek Rise Up
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Won Miss Arizona USA (2012).
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Erika established Everyday Heroes Like You, a 501(c)(3) organization that she described as a way to "promote and highlight the everyday heroes in our communities who have a philanthropic desire to truly make a difference
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Born 1988-11-20.
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