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Turning Point USA

Friend,

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I don=E2=80=99t know how else to begin except with this:=20

I miss him.=20

Every breath. Every heartbeat. Every memory I now replay in my mind... I mi=
ss him.=20

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My husband, Charlie Kirk, was the love of my life.=20

You may know him as a fighter for freedom. A warrior for truth. The founder=
of Turning Point USA. The host of a nationally syndicated radio show. A bo=
ld conservative voice that gave courage to a generation.=20

But to me... He was just Charlie.=20
Me & Charlie on Election Night

He was my best friend. The father of our two precious babies. The man who m=
ade me laugh when the world felt too heavy. =20

The man who, every single morning without fail, would look at me and ask: =
=E2=80=9CHow can I love you better today?=E2=80=9D=20

That=E2=80=99s who Charlie really was. That=E2=80=99s who I fell in love wi=
th.=20

And I want to tell you that story, Friend.=20

We met at what I thought was a job interview.=20

Charlie messaged me in August of 2018 =E2=80=94 very Charlie-like =E2=80=94=
short, direct, and bold:=20

=E2=80=9CHey, I need to meet with you. Urgently.=E2=80=9D=20

I thought it was about a position with Turning Point. It wasn=E2=80=99t.=20

He took me to Bill=E2=80=99s Burgers in NYC. I thought I was about to be gr=
illed for a role... and instead, I was grilled about Aristotle, theology, t=
he Constitution, and how I saw my future.=20

Three and a half hours of deep conversation, and by the end of it, I still =
didn=E2=80=99t know what to think.=20

Then Charlie looked at me and said:=20

=E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m not going to hire you. I=E2=80=99m going to date you.=
=E2=80=9D=20

I froze. I told him, =E2=80=9CMaybe we should just be friends first.=E2=80=
=9D=20

He didn=E2=80=99t skip a beat: =E2=80=9CI have enough friends.=E2=80=9D=20

That was Charlie.=20

Clarity. Conviction. A heart that always knew exactly what it wanted. And c=
ompletely unshakable when he knew what was right.=20

God knew I needed someone who would say, =E2=80=9CI'm not playing games. I'=
m not going to play with your heart. I'm a loyal person. I'm a good person.=
I'm a God-fearing person. I want to date you.=E2=80=9D=20

God just knew that I needed someone like that. And He said, "Here's Charlie=
."=20

We fell fast =E2=80=94 and we fell deep.=20

It wasn=E2=80=99t glamorous. Our lives were chaotic. Travel, pressure, earl=
y mornings, and late nights.=20

But we understood each other...=20

Charlie had found his mission. And I had found mine =E2=80=94 to stand by h=
is side.=20
Me & Charlie on stage

He loved God. He loved me and our family. He loved America. He loved this m=
ovement. =20

Charlie also believed in you, Friend.=20

He believed in the students who had never heard the truth before.=20

He believed in the greatness of America =E2=80=94 even when things were dar=
k or felt hopeless to us all. =20

Charlie was a father, a husband, a leader, and a warrior.=20

But above all, Charlie was obedient...=20

Obedient to God. To his conscience. To the mission placed on his heart.=20

Charlie and I didn=E2=80=99t just build a life together =E2=80=94 we built =
a calling.=20

And now=E2=80=A6 =20

I don=E2=80=99t just bear his calling =E2=80=94 I will lead. =20

I will lead the movement he built forward, in Charlie=E2=80=99s name and fo=
r God=E2=80=99s glory.=20
Behind the scenes

Before Charlie died, he often repeated one verse more than any other:=20

"And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will=
go for us?' Then I said, 'Here I am! Send me.'=E2=80=9D

=20

~ Isaiah 6:8 =20

Charlie answered that call every day of his life. Now, it=E2=80=99s my turn=
.=20

And if you=E2=80=99re reading this =E2=80=94 maybe it=E2=80=99s yours, too.=
=20

We are all being called.=20

To serve. To love boldly. To stand. To fight for what matters.=20

Because Charlie=E2=80=99s life was not taken in vain.=20

The evil that tried to silence him has only made his voice louder.=20
=20
We will carry the torch, Friend.=20

Together.=20

And the mission Charlie started =E2=80=94 it will become greater than we ev=
er imagined.=20

Because God is not done.=20

And neither are we.=20

With faith, love, strength, and unshakable hope...=20

Erika Kirk=20
CEO & Chair of the Board=20

Turning Point USA

=20

Support Turning Point USA

P.S. Friend, you may have seen this already, but I want to share this with =
you anyways...=20

Charlie loved witnessing excellence. It=E2=80=99s why he loved sports so mu=
ch. =20

He loved watching the best of the best perform at the level of greatness Go=
d intended for them. =20

Friend, that=E2=80=99s why this photo... One of the very last photos ever t=
aken of Charlie... =20

=E2=80=A6Took the breath right out of my chest:=20
Charlie's

Because I know that look... I fell in love with that look.=20

He=E2=80=99s in athlete mode. Locked in. Dialed. Focused.=20

It=E2=80=99s how I first met him =E2=80=94 driven, intense, humble, and joy=
ful in the simplest moments.=20

Just Charlie. In his element.=20

I remembered the early days of dating, us on a basketball court. No lights,=
no crowd, no noise =E2=80=94 just the sound of sneakers on pavement. =20

We bonded over how Jordan was the GOAT, and he told me about his basketball=
days in high school and I told him about my basketball days in college. =
=20

He wore a red bracelet on his wrist that read: =E2=80=9CWork harder. Be bet=
ter.=E2=80=9D=20

He never took it off. Until one day, a student came up to him after a speec=
h and asked about it. Charlie slipped it off and gave it to them.=20

That was who he was. He saw greatness in others, even when they couldn=E2=
=80=99t yet see it in themselves.=20

That=E2=80=99s what I see in this photo =E2=80=94 Greatness.=20

To me, this is Charlie=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9CJordan=E2=80=9D photo.=20
=20
Because this was his prime... =20

Because this was Charlie at the height of everything he lived for =E2=80=94=
his purpose, his calling, his mission...=20

He trained his whole life for this exact moment, the moment he=E2=80=99d be=
called home.=20

He gave it everything. Mind. Body. Soul. =20

And now, this image is permanently etched in time, held in my heart, as I a=
dmire his greatness. Forever. =20

Friend, I want you to know =E2=80=94 his mission didn=E2=80=99t end. It won=
=E2=80=99t ever stop...=20
=20
Because it=E2=80=99s alive in me. It=E2=80=99s alive in our children. It=E2=
=80=99s alive in the millions he=E2=80=99s inspired.=20
=20
And if you=E2=80=99re reading this, I know it=E2=80=99s alive in you, too. =
=20

Friend, Charlie=E2=80=99s life =E2=80=94 it was so much bigger than politic=
s...=20

It was about a man laying down his life, every single day, for something et=
ernal.=20

And now, he=E2=80=99s running his race where it really counts =E2=80=94 whe=
re it never ends.=20

Charlie, I miss you. =20

I pray you=E2=80=99re having the most amazing time in Heaven. =20

And Charlie, baby, I promise I will never let your legacy slow or go silent=
. =20

I promise I'll make Turning Point USA the biggest thing that this nation ha=
s ever seen. I promise. =20

I love you, baby. Rest in the arms of our Lord as he blankets you with the =
words I know your heart always strived to hear:=20

=E2=80=9CWell done, my good and faithful servant.=E2=80=9D=20
=20
You lived life well. You earned it.=20

And I promise... =20

I=E2=80=99ll carry the torch you lit from here. We=E2=80=99ll all carry it =
from here. =20

Help Me Carry the Torch That Charlie Lit


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=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"> The man w=
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gust of 2018 &mdash; very Charlie-like &mdash; short, direct, and bold:&nbs=
p;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"=
> <em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">&ldquo;Hey, I need to meet with you.=
Urgently.&rdquo;&nbsp;</em><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">I thought it was about a position with Turning =
Point. It wasn&rsquo;t.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">He took me to Bill&rsquo;s Burgers in NYC. I th=
ought I was about to be grilled for a role... and instead, I was grilled ab=
out Aristotle, theology, the Constitution, and how I saw my future.&nbsp;<b=
r style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Thr=
ee and a half hours of deep conversation, and by the end of it, I still did=
n&rsquo;t know what to think.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br=
style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"> <strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"=
>Then Charlie looked at me and said:&nbsp;</strong><br style=3D"box-sizing:=
border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><em style=3D"box-sizing:b=
order-box;"><strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not g=
oing to hire you. I&rsquo;m going to date you.&rdquo;&nbsp;</strong></em><b=
r style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">I f=
roze. I told him, &ldquo;Maybe we should just be friends first.&rdquo;&nbsp=
;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">=
He didn&rsquo;t skip a beat: <em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">&ldquo;I =
have enough friends.&rdquo;&nbsp;</em><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">=
<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">That was Charlie.&nbsp;<br style=3D"bo=
x-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Clarity. Convict=
ion. A heart that always knew exactly what it wanted. And completely unshak=
able when he knew what was right.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"=
><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"> God knew I needed someone who would =
say, &ldquo;I'm not playing games. I'm not going to play with your heart. I=
'm a loyal person. I'm a good person. I'm a God-fearing person. I want to d=
ate you.&rdquo;&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-=
sizing:border-box;"><strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">God just knew =
that I needed someone like that. And He said, "Here's Charlie."&nbsp;</stro=
ng><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;=
">We fell fast &mdash; and we fell deep.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:borde=
r-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">It wasn&rsquo;t glamorous. Our=
lives were chaotic. Travel, pressure, early mornings, and late nights.&nbs=
p;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"=
> <em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">But we understood each other...&nbsp=
;</em><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-b=
ox;">Charlie had found his mission. And I had found mine &mdash; <em style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">to stand by his side.&nbsp;</em></p></div></div=
></td></tr></tbody></table><table class=3D"image_block block-5" width=3D"10=
0%" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" =
style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;table-=
layout:inherit;"><tbody style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><tr style=3D"box-s=
izing:border-box;"><td class=3D"pad" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;width:1=
00%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;" width=3D"100%"><!--[if mso]><table ali=
gn=3D"center" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"><tr><td><![e=
ndif]--><div class=3D"alignment" align=3D"center" style=3D"box-sizing:borde=
r-box;"><!--[if mso]><table width=3D"475" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" ce=
llspacing=3D"0"><tr><td><![endif]--><div class=3D"fullWidth" style=3D"box-s=
izing:border-box;max-width:475px;"><img src=3D"[link removed]
front.net/images/lid87/Screenshot%202025-09-20%20at%203.13.37%E2%80%AFPM.pn=
g" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;outline:none;max-width:100%;text-decorati=
on:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;display:block;height:auto;border:0;w=
idth:100%;" width=3D"475" alt=3D"Me & Charlie on stage" title=3D"Me & Charl=
ie on stage" height=3D"auto"></div><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]=
--></div><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></td></tr></tbody></tab=
le><table class=3D"text_block block-6" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellpadd=
ing=3D"10" cellspacing=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" style=3D"box-sizing:bord=
er-box;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word;table-la=
yout:inherit;"><tbody style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><tr style=3D"box-siz=
ing:border-box;"><td class=3D"pad" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><div st=
yle=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif;"><div c=
lass=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto,=
Tahoma,Verdana,Segoe,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#000;line-=
height:1.2;" color=3D"#000"><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;line-height:i=
nherit;margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px;"><strong style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">He loved God. He loved me and our family. He lo=
ved America. He loved this movement. &nbsp;</strong><br style=3D"box-sizing=
:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><strong style=3D"box-siz=
ing:border-box;">Charlie also believed in you, John.&nbsp;</strong><br styl=
e=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"> He belie=
ved in the students who had never heard the truth before.&nbsp;<br style=3D=
"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">He believed i=
n the greatness of America &mdash; even when things were dark or felt hopel=
ess to us all. &nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-=
sizing:border-box;">Charlie was a father, a husband, a leader, and a warrio=
r.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border=
-box;">But above all, Charlie was obedient...&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:=
border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Obedient to God. To his c=
onscience. To the mission placed on his heart.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing=
:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><strong style=3D"box-siz=
ing:border-box;">Charlie and I didn&rsquo;t just build a life together &mda=
sh; <em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">we built a calling.&nbsp;</em></st=
rong> <br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-b=
ox;">And now&hellip; &nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">I don&=
rsquo;t just bear his calling &mdash; I will lead. &nbsp;</strong><br style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><strong st=
yle=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">I will lead the movement he built forward, i=
n Charlie&rsquo;s name and for God&rsquo;s glory.&nbsp;</strong></p></div><=
/div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class=3D"image_block block-7" width=
=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" role=3D"presenta=
tion" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;=
table-layout:inherit;"><tbody style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><tr style=3D=
"box-sizing:border-box;"><td class=3D"pad" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;w=
idth:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;" width=3D"100%"><!--[if mso]><tab=
le align=3D"center" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"><tr><t=
d><![endif]--><div class=3D"alignment" align=3D"center" style=3D"box-sizing=
:border-box;"><!--[if mso]><table width=3D"475" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D=
"0" cellspacing=3D"0"><tr><td><![endif]--><div class=3D"fullWidth" style=3D=
"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:475px;"><img src=3D"[link removed]
.cloudfront.net/images/lid87/Screenshot%202025-09-20%20at%203.16.25%E2%80%A=
FPM.png" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;outline:none;max-width:100%;text-de=
coration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;display:block;height:auto;bord=
er:0;width:100%;" width=3D"475" alt=3D"Behind the scenes" title=3D"Behind t=
he scenes" height=3D"auto"></div><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--=
></div><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></td></tr></tbody></table=
><table class=3D"text_block block-8" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellpaddin=
g=3D"10" cellspacing=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" style=3D"box-sizing:border=
-box;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word;table-layo=
ut:inherit;"><tbody style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><tr style=3D"box-sizin=
g:border-box;"><td class=3D"pad" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><div styl=
e=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif;"><div cla=
ss=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto,Ta=
homa,Verdana,Segoe,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#000;line-he=
ight:1.2;" color=3D"#000"><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;line-height:inh=
erit;margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;"><span style=3D"box-sizing:border=
-box;word-break:break-word;font-size:16px;">Before Charlie died, he often r=
epeated one verse more than any other:&nbsp;</span></p></div></div></td></t=
r></tbody></table><table class=3D"text_block block-9" width=3D"100%" border=
=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"10" cellspacing=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" style=3D"=
box-sizing:border-box;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:brea=
k-word;table-layout:inherit;"><tbody style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><tr s=
tyle=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><td class=3D"pad" style=3D"box-sizing:borde=
r-box;"><div style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Tahoma,Verdana,sans=
-serif;"><div class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-size:12px;font=
-family:Roboto,Tahoma,Verdana,Segoe,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.39999=
9999999999px;color:#000;line-height:1.2;" color=3D"#000"><p style=3D"box-si=
zing:border-box;line-height:inherit;margin:0;font-size:20px;text-align:cent=
er;mso-line-height-alt:24px;"> <span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;word-br=
eak:break-word;font-size:20px;"><em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><stron=
g style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;wor=
d-break:break-word;">"And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall=
I send, and who will go for us?' Then I said, 'Here I am! Send me.'&rdquo;=
</span></strong></em></span></p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;line-hei=
ght:inherit;margin:0;font-size:20px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:1=
4.399999999999999px;">&nbsp;</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;line-heig=
ht:inherit;margin:0;font-size:20px;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:24=
px;"> <span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word;font-size:=
20px;"><em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><strong style=3D"box-sizing:bor=
der-box;"><span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word;">~ Is=
aiah 6:8&nbsp;</span></strong> &nbsp;</em></span></p></div></div></td></tr>=
</tbody></table><table class=3D"text_block block-10" width=3D"100%" border=
=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"10" cellspacing=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" style=3D"=
box-sizing:border-box;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:brea=
k-word;table-layout:inherit;"><tbody style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><tr s=
tyle=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><td class=3D"pad" style=3D"box-sizing:borde=
r-box;"><div style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Tahoma,Verdana,sans=
-serif;"><div class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-size:14px;font=
-family:Roboto,Tahoma,Verdana,Segoe,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;c=
olor:#000;line-height:1.2;" color=3D"#000"><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-bo=
x;line-height:inherit;margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px;">=
<strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Charlie answered that call every d=
ay of his life. Now, it&rsquo;s my turn.&nbsp;</strong><br style=3D"box-siz=
ing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">And if you&rsquo;re r=
eading this &mdash; <em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">maybe it&rsquo;s y=
ours, too.&nbsp;</em><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-=
sizing:border-box;">We are all being called.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:b=
order-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">To serve. To love boldly. =
To stand. To fight for what matters.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-bo=
x;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"> Because Charlie&rsquo;s life was =
not taken in vain.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"b=
ox-sizing:border-box;">The evil that tried to silence him has only made his=
voice louder.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">&nbsp;<br style=3D=
"box-sizing:border-box;">We will carry the torch, John.&nbsp;<br style=3D"b=
ox-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Together.&nbsp;=
<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">A=
nd the mission Charlie started &mdash; it will become greater than we ever =
imagined.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing=
:border-box;">Because God is not done.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-=
box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">And neither are we.&nbsp;<br sty=
le=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">With fai=
th, love, strength, and unshakable hope...&nbsp;</p></div></div></td></tr><=
/tbody></table><table class=3D"image_block block-11" width=3D"100%" border=
=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" style=3D"b=
ox-sizing:border-box;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;table-layout:inh=
erit;"><tbody style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><tr style=3D"box-sizing:bord=
er-box;"><td class=3D"pad" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;paddin=
g-right:0;padding-left:0;" width=3D"100%"><!--[if mso]><table align=3D"left=
" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0"><tr><td><![endif]--><div=
class=3D"alignment" align=3D"left" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><!--[i=
f mso]><table width=3D"175" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0=
"><tr><td><![endif]--><div style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;"=
><img src=3D"[link removed]
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ing=3D"10" cellspacing=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" style=3D"box-sizing:bord=
er-box;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word;table-la=
yout:inherit;"><tbody style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><tr style=3D"box-siz=
ing:border-box;"><td class=3D"pad" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><div st=
yle=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif;"><div c=
lass=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-size:12px;font-family:Roboto,=
Tahoma,Verdana,Segoe,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;co=
lor:#000;line-height:1.2;" color=3D"#000"><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box=
;line-height:inherit;margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px;"> =
<span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;word-break:break-word;font-size:16px;"=
><strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Erika Kirk</strong>&nbsp;</span><=
br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;wo=
rd-break:break-word;font-size:16px;">CEO & Chair of the Board&nbsp;</span><=
/p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;line-height:inherit;margin:0;font-size=
:16px;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px;"><span style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;wor=
d-break:break-word;font-size:16px;">Turning Point USA</span></p><p style=3D=
"box-sizing:border-box;line-height:inherit;margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line=
-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;">&nbsp;</p><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-=
box;line-height:inherit;margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px;=
"> <a href=3D"[link removed]
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ort Turning Point USA</span></strong></u></a></p></div></div></td></tr></tb=
ody></table><table class=3D"text_block block-13" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0=
" cellpadding=3D"10" cellspacing=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" style=3D"box-s=
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d;table-layout:inherit;"><tbody style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><tr style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><td class=3D"pad" style=3D"box-sizing:border-bo=
x;"><div style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-family:Tahoma,Verdana,sans-ser=
if;"><div class=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-size:14px;font-fam=
ily:Roboto,Tahoma,Verdana,Segoe,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color=
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ne-height:inherit;margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px;"><str=
ong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">P.S. </strong>John, you may have seen =
this already, but I want to share this with you anyways...&nbsp;<br style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Charlie lo=
ved witnessing excellence. It&rsquo;s why he loved sports so much. &nbsp;<b=
r style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"> He=
loved watching the best of the best perform at the level of greatness God =
intended for them. &nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"=
box-sizing:border-box;">John, that&rsquo;s why this photo... <em style=3D"b=
ox-sizing:border-box;">One of the very last photos ever taken of Charlie...=
&nbsp;</em><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:bo=
rder-box;">&hellip;Took the breath right out of my chest:&nbsp;</p></div></=
div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class=3D"image_block block-14" width=
=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" role=3D"presenta=
tion" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;=
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s=3D"" style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;font-size:14px;font-family:Roboto,Tah=
oma,Verdana,Segoe,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#000;line-hei=
ght:1.2;" color=3D"#000"><p style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;line-height:inhe=
rit;margin:0;font-size:16px;mso-line-height-alt:19.2px;">Because I know tha=
t look... <em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><strong style=3D"box-sizing:=
border-box;">I fell in love with that look.</strong></em>&nbsp;<br style=3D=
"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"> He&rsquo;s i=
n athlete mode. Locked in. Dialed. Focused.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:bo=
rder-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">It&rsquo;s how I first met =
him &mdash; <em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">driven, intense, humble, a=
nd joyful in the simplest moments.&nbsp;</em><br style=3D"box-sizing:border=
-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Just Charlie. <em style=3D"box-=
sizing:border-box;">In his element.&nbsp;</em><br style=3D"box-sizing:borde=
r-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">I remembered the early days of=
dating, us on a basketball court. No lights, no crowd, no noise &mdash; ju=
st the sound of sneakers on pavement. &nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-=
box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"> We bonded over how Jordan was t=
he GOAT, and he told me about his basketball days in high school and I told=
him about my basketball days in college. &nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:bor=
der-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">He wore a red bracelet on hi=
s wrist that read: <em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><strong style=3D"bo=
x-sizing:border-box;">&ldquo;Work harder. Be better.&rdquo;&nbsp;</strong><=
/em><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box=
;">He never took it off. Until one day, a student came up to him after a sp=
eech and asked about it. Charlie slipped it off and gave it to them.&nbsp;<=
br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"> T=
hat was who he was. He saw greatness in others, <em style=3D"box-sizing:bor=
der-box;">even when they couldn&rsquo;t yet see it in themselves.&nbsp;</em=
><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">=
<strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">That&rsquo;s what I see in this ph=
oto &mdash; <em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Greatness.&nbsp;</em></str=
ong><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box=
;"><strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">To me, this is Charlie&rsquo;s =
&ldquo;Jordan&rdquo; photo.&nbsp;</strong><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-bo=
x;">&nbsp;&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><em style=3D"box-sizin=
g:border-box;">Because this was his prime... &nbsp;</em><br style=3D"box-si=
zing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><em style=3D"box-siz=
ing:border-box;">Because this was Charlie at the height of everything he li=
ved for &mdash; his purpose, his calling, his mission...&nbsp;</em><br styl=
e=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"> He train=
ed his whole life for this exact moment, the moment he&rsquo;d be called ho=
me.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:borde=
r-box;">He gave it everything. Mind. Body. Soul. &nbsp;<br style=3D"box-siz=
ing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">And now, this image i=
s permanently etched in time, held in my heart, as I admire his greatness. =
<em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Forever.</em> &nbsp;&nbsp;<br style=3D=
"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">John, I want =
you to know &mdash; his mission didn&rsquo;t end. It won&rsquo;t ever stop.=
..&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:=
border-box;"><strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Because it&rsquo;s al=
ive in me. It&rsquo;s alive in our children. It&rsquo;s alive in the millio=
ns he&rsquo;s inspired.&nbsp;</strong><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">=
<strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><br style=3D=
"box-sizing:border-box;"><strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">And if yo=
u&rsquo;re reading this, I know it&rsquo;s alive in you, too. &nbsp;</stron=
g><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"=
>John, Charlie&rsquo;s life &mdash; it was so much bigger than politics...&=
nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-bo=
x;">It was about a man laying down his life, every single day, for somethin=
g eternal.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizin=
g:border-box;">And now, he&rsquo;s running his race where it really counts =
&mdash; <em style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">where it never ends.&nbsp;</em=
><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">=
<strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">Charlie, I miss you. &nbsp;</stron=
g><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"=
> I pray you&rsquo;re having the most amazing time in Heaven. &nbsp;<br sty=
le=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">And Char=
lie, baby, I promise I will never let your legacy slow or go silent. &nbsp;=
<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">I=
promise I'll make Turning Point USA the biggest thing that this nation has=
ever seen. I promise. &nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">I love you, baby. Rest in the arms of our Lord =
as he blankets you with the words I know your heart <em style=3D"box-sizing=
:border-box;">always </em>strived to hear:&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:bor=
der-box;"><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><em style=3D"box-sizing:bord=
er-box;"><strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">&ldquo;Well done, my good=
and faithful servant.&rdquo;&nbsp;</strong></em><br style=3D"box-sizing:bo=
rder-box;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">You lived life=
well. You earned it.&nbsp;<br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=
=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><strong style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;">And I =
promise... &nbsp;</strong><br style=3D"box-sizing:border-box;"><br style=3D=
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Turning Point USA

Friend,



I don’t know how else to begin except with this:

I miss him.

Every breath. Every heartbeat. Every memory I now replay in my mind... I miss him.

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My husband, Charlie Kirk, was the love of my life.

You may know him as a fighter for freedom. A warrior for truth. The founder of Turning Point USA. The host of a nationally syndicated radio show. A bold conservative voice that gave courage to a generation.

But to me... He was just Charlie.
Me & Charlie on Election Night

He was my best friend. The father of our two precious babies. The man who made me laugh when the world felt too heavy.

The man who, every single morning without fail, would look at me and ask: “How can I love you better today?”

That’s who Charlie really was. That’s who I fell in love with.

And I want to tell you that story, Friend.

We met at what I thought was a job interview.

Charlie messaged me in August of 2018 — very Charlie-like — short, direct, and bold:

“Hey, I need to meet with you. Urgently.”

I thought it was about a position with Turning Point. It wasn’t.

He took me to Bill’s Burgers in NYC. I thought I was about to be grilled for a role... and instead, I was grilled about Aristotle, theology, the Constitution, and how I saw my future.

Three and a half hours of deep conversation, and by the end of it, I still didn’t know what to think.

Then Charlie looked at me and said:

“I’m not going to hire you. I’m going to date you.”

I froze. I told him, “Maybe we should just be friends first.”

He didn’t skip a beat: “I have enough friends.”

That was Charlie.

Clarity. Conviction. A heart that always knew exactly what it wanted. And completely unshakable when he knew what was right.

God knew I needed someone who would say, “I'm not playing games. I'm not going to play with your heart. I'm a loyal person. I'm a good person. I'm a God-fearing person. I want to date you.”

God just knew that I needed someone like that. And He said, "Here's Charlie."

We fell fast — and we fell deep.

It wasn’t glamorous. Our lives were chaotic. Travel, pressure, early mornings, and late nights.

But we understood each other...

Charlie had found his mission. And I had found mine — to stand by his side.
Me & Charlie on stage

He loved God. He loved me and our family. He loved America. He loved this movement.

Charlie also believed in you, Friend.

He believed in the students who had never heard the truth before.

He believed in the greatness of America — even when things were dark or felt hopeless to us all.

Charlie was a father, a husband, a leader, and a warrior.

But above all, Charlie was obedient...

Obedient to God. To his conscience. To the mission placed on his heart.

Charlie and I didn’t just build a life together — we built a calling.

And now…

I don’t just bear his calling — I will lead.

I will lead the movement he built forward, in Charlie’s name and for God’s glory.
Behind the scenes

Before Charlie died, he often repeated one verse more than any other:

"And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' Then I said, 'Here I am! Send me.'”



~ Isaiah 6:8

Charlie answered that call every day of his life. Now, it’s my turn.

And if you’re reading this — maybe it’s yours, too.

We are all being called.

To serve. To love boldly. To stand. To fight for what matters.

Because Charlie’s life was not taken in vain.

The evil that tried to silence him has only made his voice louder.

We will carry the torch, Friend.

Together.

And the mission Charlie started — it will become greater than we ever imagined.

Because God is not done.

And neither are we.

With faith, love, strength, and unshakable hope...

Erika Kirk
CEO & Chair of the Board

Turning Point USA



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P.S. Friend, you may have seen this already, but I want to share this with you anyways...

Charlie loved witnessing excellence. It’s why he loved sports so much.

He loved watching the best of the best perform at the level of greatness God intended for them.

Friend, that’s why this photo... One of the very last photos ever taken of Charlie...

…Took the breath right out of my chest:
Charlie's

Because I know that look... I fell in love with that look.

He’s in athlete mode. Locked in. Dialed. Focused.

It’s how I first met him — driven, intense, humble, and joyful in the simplest moments.

Just Charlie. In his element.

I remembered the early days of dating, us on a basketball court. No lights, no crowd, no noise — just the sound of sneakers on pavement.

We bonded over how Jordan was the GOAT, and he told me about his basketball days in high school and I told him about my basketball days in college.

He wore a red bracelet on his wrist that read: “Work harder. Be better.”

He never took it off. Until one day, a student came up to him after a speech and asked about it. Charlie slipped it off and gave it to them.

That was who he was. He saw greatness in others, even when they couldn’t yet see it in themselves.

That’s what I see in this photo — Greatness.

To me, this is Charlie’s “Jordan” photo.

Because this was his prime...

Because this was Charlie at the height of everything he lived for — his purpose, his calling, his mission...

He trained his whole life for this exact moment, the moment he’d be called home.

He gave it everything. Mind. Body. Soul.

And now, this image is permanently etched in time, held in my heart, as I admire his greatness. Forever.

Friend, I want you to know — his mission didn’t end. It won’t ever stop...

Because it’s alive in me. It’s alive in our children. It’s alive in the millions he’s inspired.

And if you’re reading this, I know it’s alive in you, too.

Friend, Charlie’s life — it was so much bigger than politics...

It was about a man laying down his life, every single day, for something eternal.

And now, he’s running his race where it really counts — where it never ends.

Charlie, I miss you.

I pray you’re having the most amazing time in Heaven.

And Charlie, baby, I promise I will never let your legacy slow or go silent.

I promise I'll make Turning Point USA the biggest thing that this nation has ever seen. I promise.

I love you, baby. Rest in the arms of our Lord as he blankets you with the words I know your heart always strived to hear:

“Well done, my good and faithful servant.”

You lived life well. You earned it.

And I promise...

I’ll carry the torch you lit from here. We’ll all carry it from here.

Help Me Carry the Torch That Charlie Lit


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