Charlie Kirk ’s assassination during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 set off a chain of events that has rocked the nation’s political and cultural landscape. President Donald Trump blamed Kirk’s death on “the radical left” ; conservative activists warned of “civil war”; journalists, publicists, and college faculty have been fired for their posts criticizing Kirk, who was a proclaimed free speech activist. On Wednesday, Jimmy Kimmel’s long-running late-night show was suspended by ABC after pressure from the administration following comments Kimmel made about the right’s reaction to Kirk’s death.
In the wake of Kirk’s death, eyes have turned to his widow, Erika. On Thursday, she was named the chief executive of Turning Point USA , the influential conservative youth