Jesus.

I feel this room.

Good evening.

My name is Erica Kirk.

Charlie Kirk is my husband.

I first want to thank the local, state, and federal law enforcement who worked tirelessly

to capture my husband's assassin so that he can be brought to justice.

I want to thank the first responders who struggled heroically,

heroically, to save Charles' life, and the police who acted bravely to make sure that there

were no other victims on that terrible afternoon.

I want to thank the officers who have protected our Turning Point USA family these past two days.

And I want to thank the Turning Point USA Board, the COO, Justin Strife,

and my husband's chief of staff, the amazing Mikey McCoy,

for all their work in these terrible days to be the stability for our family

and for the wider Turning Point USA family as well. My heart is with every one of my husband's

employees who lost a friend and a mentor.

I want to thank the staffers of this, his amazing Charlie Kirk show, who helped him broadcast from this studio, this chair.

Every day he loved it.

He loved what he did.

I want to thank the millions of people who have shown their love for Charlie here in Phoenix,

across America, and worldwide.

I want to thank my husband's dear friend,

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