Less than a week after her husband was killed in the most high-profile political assassination in a generation, Erika Kirk convened a Zoom call for the 1,500 employees at Turning Point USA, the organization Charlie Kirk led until his death.
She assured those on the call that they would not lose their job, that “everything is stable and safe,” Alex Clark, the host of one of TPUSA’s most popular podcasts, told CNN in an interview. The message was clear, Clark said, with Erika Kirk saying that they would “carry on Charlie’s mission exactly as he had planned.”
The call was seen as an indication that Erika intends to be at the forefront of taking TPUSA forward, according to Clark.
On Thursday, the organization announced that she will serve as its next CEO and chair of the board, in accordanc