First lady Melania Trump lamented that Charlie Kirk’s young son and daughter will grow up without their father in an emotional social media post on Wednesday.

“Charlie’s children will be raised with stories instead of memories, photographs instead of laughter, and silence where their father’s voice should have echoed,” the first lady wrote on X.

Charlie Kirk, his wife Erika and their two young kids in an undated social media post. Instagram/mrserikakirk

First lady Melania Trump attends a meeting at the White House on Sept. 4, 2025. AP

She added: “Charlie Kirk’s life should serve as a symbolic reminder that compassionate awareness elevates family, love, and country.”

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