Today was a remarkable day for TV newscasting. First, we had a powerful speech by Utah Governor Spencer Cox during the press conference announcing the capture of the suspected killer of Charlie Kirk. Then, later in the day, we had the heart-wrenching and heartwarming nationwide address by Kirk’s widowed wife, Erika.
The Erika Kirk broadcast originated from Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, and began with some moments of silence for the organization’s fallen founder and leader, Charlie Kirk, taken down by an assassin’s bullet just two days earlier.
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In one dramatic moment among many, Mrs. Kirk addressed the “evil doers” who brought down her husband and declared: “You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife, the cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry.
“They [the evil doers] should all know this: If you thought that my husband’s mission was powerful before, you have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country and this world.”
She also vowed that her husband’s university touring schedule and podcast programming both would continue.
Mrs Kirk, 36, and their children were reportedly in the audience when her husband was shot.
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I also advise you to view and, better yet, read the comments by Utah Governor Cox given earlier in the day, a penetrating examination of policial and social issues offered during an otherwise business-like day recounting the efforts to locate and bring to justice Charlie Kirk’s assassin.