A tearful Erika Kirk told host Megyn Kelly she was “praying to God” that she was pregnant after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated in September.
In a Sunday preview of “The Megyn Kelly Show,” Kelly asked Kirk how many kids she wanted to have.
“We wanted to have four. And I was praying to God that I was pregnant when he got murdered,” she replied.
“Oh, wow. I thought of that once. Whether it was meant to be or whether we’d get news like that,” Kelly said.
“I know,” Kirk answered. “I was like, oh, goodness, that would be the ultimate blessing out of this catastrophe. So now when I see young couples, I tell them, ‘Please, don’t put it off.’ Especially if you’re a young woman, don’t put it off. You can always have a career. You can always, you know, go back to work. You can never just go back to having children. And they grow so fast and so quickly, but I just, I was praying. Both of us were. We were really excited to just expand our family.”
“Thank God you have the two,” Kelly said, referring to the Kirks’ toddler-aged children. “Thank God.”
“A boy and girl. I know,” Kirk said,
“One day, they’ll find out,” Kelly said. “Right now they’re just little loves. But one day they’ll find out that they’re Charlie Kirk’s children and they’ll know what that means.”
Erika Kirk has become CEO of Turning Point USA, the right-wing young-voting advocacy group founded by her late husband. The slain activist espoused hard-right political views and said his wife was even more conservative.
At his memorial Erika Kirk said she forgave her husband’s suspected killer, Tyler Robinson.
But President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance backed retaliation against those who spoke out against Kirk after the shooting. More than 600 Americans were reportedly fired or disciplined for remarks deemed offensive. Some mocked his death but others merely disagreed with Kirk’s politics.
