Erika Kirk is opening up about the private heartbreak she carried on the day her husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was assassinated. In an emotional interview, she shared the hope she held onto in the midst of devastation. For her, the possibility of new life felt like the only light in the darkness.
Erika Kirk has shared a deeply emotional memory from the day her husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was assassinated. Speaking on The Megyn Kelly Show, she said she had been praying that she might be carrying another child at that very moment, a hope she clung to as tragedy unfolded, as per a report.
The couple had long dreamed of expanding their family. “We wanted to have four, and I was praying to God that I was pregnant when he got murdered,” she said. For Erika, the thought felt like the one blessing that could come from such a devastating loss. “I was like, ‘Oh, goodness, that was going to be the ultimate blessing out of this catastrophe.'”
Erika Kirk explained that the possibility of being pregnant had offered her a small measure of comfort. She said both she and Charlie had been praying and excited about trying for another baby before he was killed by a sniper on September 10 at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University, as per a report.
Why was expanding their family so important to them?
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What did Erika Kirk reveal about the day Charlie died?
She said she prayed she might be pregnant, hoping for a blessing amid the tragedy.