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Shortly after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking engagement at a Utah university, his widow, Erika Kirk, vowed to carry on his mission.

Now, the mother of two has taken a major step toward that goal by assuming leadership of Kirk’s Turning Point USA organization.

The move comes amid a growing battle over Kirk’s legacy and an increasingly tense debate over the proper way to discuss his controversial views.

Erika Kirk vows to carry on late husband’s legacy

“We will not surrender or kneel before evil,” Turning Point board members said in a statement Thursday (via CNN ). “We will carry on.”

A former Miss Arizona and college basketball player with a degree in political science, Erika has worked as a podcast host and ministry leader in recent

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