The Brief

PHOENIX - Following her husband Charlie Kirk's assassination, Erik Kirk has been elected CEO and chair of the board for Phoenix-based Turning Point USA.

What they're saying:

"It was the honor of our lives to serve as board members at Charlie's side," read a news release from Turning Point USA. "Charlie prepared all of us for a moment like this one. He worked tirelessly to ensure Turning Point USA was built to survive even the greatest tests. And now, it is our great pride to announce Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board for Turning Point USA."

Turning Point USA added that Charlie Kirk previously expressed to executives that he wanted his wife to succeed him in the event of his death.

The backstory:

On Sept. 10, Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk die

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