Leading up to his untimely death at age 31, Charlie Kirk was an outspoken conservative activist as well as a dedicated family man. Both Charlie and his wife Erika Frantzve Kirk had a tendency to lift each other up on social media. For example, this August 2025 Instagram post where Erika admits, "I love building our life together," and Charlie has the top comment with, "I love you!" The duo enjoyed sharing bible verses and posting snippets of their family life. Which makes Erika's post to X , formerly Twitter, just hours before Charlie passed away, even more unsettling and heartbreaking.
The post quotes a bible verse and reads, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." While it could simply be noting the generalized sense of the times, or a call to rely on religion,