Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk and CEO of Turning Point USA, was recently honored with the inaugural “Charlie Kirk Legacy Award.” Approximately two months after the cold-blooded murder of a MAGA supporter, Erika Kirk received an award at the Fox Nation Patriot Awards on Thursday, November 6th.
The special award, which honors the right-wing political activist, aims to recognize individuals who “embodiment Kirk’s enduring mission of faith, family and free speech,” according to a Nov. 3 news release. This award will be presented annually as a tribute to a conservative activist.
Country music sensation Jason Aldean, his wife Brittany Aldean and Fox News anchor Jesse Watters presented the award at FOX Nation’s seventh annual Patriot Awards held in Brookville, New York.
“Evil wins when good people remain silent,” says Erika Kirk
Accepting the award at The Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, Erika said, “Thank you to everyone who loved my husband so much.”
Erika Kirk added in her acceptance speech, “Charlie would always tell himself and others that America is worth fighting for, and it is, it always will be,” FOX News reported.
She added: “It’s not how I say it that upsets people. It’s the fact that I’m telling the truth that upsets people.”
She spoke about the meaning of the award, saying: “It’s about my legacy, our children’s legacy, my husband’s legacy. But it’s also about your legacy. And I really want you to take a moment tonight to think about what that is.”
“He knew that evil triumphs when good people remain silent,” Erika claimed. She promised to speak the truth and said, “And so for the rest of my life I will make sure that I do not remain silent.
Meanwhile, Alexa Anderson and Reese Eckard were awarded the ‘Most Valuable Patriot.’
Who is Charlie Kirk?
Thirty-one-year-old right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, who was a supporter of US President Donald Trump, was shot and killed on the campus of Utah Valley University on September 10. After the tragic death of the founder of Turning Point USA, Donald Trump posthumously awarded the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to murdered far-right commentator Charlie Kirk. The ceremony was held in the Rose Garden of the White House, where Erika accepted the award on behalf of her late husband.
Presenting the award to the controversial figure and right-wing activist on October 14, Trump said: “So a month after Charlie’s death, we still feel the terrible shock and pain of his loss like almost no one I can remember. Charlie Kirk was one of a kind and he was unstoppable.”
Who is Charlie Kirk’s killer?
The accused, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was charged with first degree murder and a number of other charges in connection with Charlie’s murder.
