The widow of Charlie Kirk, assassinated last week in the US, named at the leadership of his pro-republican organization for youth
Erika Kirk, the widow of the pro-Trump influencer Charlie Kirk, assassinated last week in the United States, will replace him at the Turning Point Usa, the organization he had created to attract young Americans to the Republican Party, its officials announced on Thursday.
Erika Kirk, the widow of the pro-trump influencer Charlie Kirk Photo: X
“The movement that my husband created will not die”Erika Kirk announced in a speech held two days after killing her husband in Utah (western United States).
Created by Charlie Kirk at the age of 18, Turning Point Usa has prevailed over the years as the most important youth association in the United States. It has subsidiaries in over 800 campuses from all over the country, and its founder was considered an essential element in the white house by Donald Trump last year, according to News.
After the death of influencer at the age of 31, “The Board of Directors of Turning Point has unanimously elected Erika Kirk as a new director ” of the organization, Turning Point USA announced on X. Erika Kirk, 36 years old, was also appointed chairman of the Board of Directors. “In the past, Charlie told several responsibles that this was his desire in the case of death.”the organization added.
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the American right -raised to the rank of “martyr“Of freedom of expression and demanded the censorship of any person considered to be disrespectful of his memory. Donald Trump ordered the flags to be flown in Bern. His vice -president, JD Vance, moved to Utah to bring with Air Force Two the body of the influencer in Arizona and his place in his place. In the Trumpist galaxy this ally without a government function or electoral mandate.
The nationalist Christian, a fervent defender of the traditional family, Charlie Kirk was both adored and ugly for his pro-stream, anti-abortion, anti-immigrants or for his virulent rhetoric towards ethnic minorities and the LGBT+community. In recent days, dozens of people have lost their job because of the posted messages that celebrated his death on social networks or criticizing his intellectual heritage.
On Wednesday, comedian Jimmy Kimmel, a famous television presenter, was suspended by the ABC after accusing the American right to politically exploit the murder. The decision was taken a few hours after the head of the American Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (FCC) threatened to withdraw the license of the posts that will continue to broadcast its show.
