Erika Kirk Was ‘Praying to God’ She Was Pregnant at Time of Charlie Kirk’s Dying

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It’s been over 4 months since Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.

His widow, Erika Kirk, remains to be making the media rounds in an effort to share her husband’s message and protect his legacy.

And in a latest interview with Megyn Kelly, Erika revealed a heartbreaking facet of her story that she had beforehand stored personal.

Erika Kirk, the wife of the late conservative activist and media personality Charlie Kirk, attends the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House on November 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. — Erika Kirk, the spouse of the late conservative activist and media character Charlie Kirk, attends the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor within the Oval Workplace of the White Home on November 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photograph by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photos)

Erika Kirk reveals she had hoped to have extra youngsters by late husband

“You instructed me this in personal — What number of youngsters did you need to have?” Kelly requested.

“We needed to have 4. And I used to be praying to God that I used to be pregnant when he bought murdered,” Kirk replied, including:

“Each of us had been, we had been actually excited to simply increase our household.”

“Oh, wow. I considered that after,” Kelly stated. “Whether or not it was meant to be or whether or not we’d get information like that.”

Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, speaks during a Turning Point USA event where U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected, at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi, on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. — Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Level USA founder Charlie Kirk, speaks throughout a Turning Level USA occasion the place U.S. Vice President JD Vance is anticipated, on the Pavilion at Ole Miss on the College of Mississippi, on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photograph by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Photos)

“I do know,” a tearful Kirk replied. “I used to be like, oh, goodness, that was going to be the final word blessing out of this disaster.”

As was the case along with her husband, Kirk’s model depends closely on her tendency to make the non-public political, in addition to her perception that the approach to life of her selecting is the one one value main.

These tendencies had been on full show throughout her dialog with Kelly, as she suggested all ladies to begin having youngsters at an early age:

“So, now once I see younger {couples}, I inform them, ‘Please, don’t put it off.’ Particularly if you happen to’re a younger lady. Don’t put it off, you may at all times have a profession, you may at all times, you realize, return to work,” Kirk stated.

Erika Kirk, wife of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, becomes emotional as she speaks after U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. — Erika Kirk, spouse of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, turns into emotional as she speaks after U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk throughout a ceremony within the Rose Backyard of the White Home on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photograph by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photos)

“You’ll be able to by no means simply return to having youngsters. And so they develop so quick and so rapidly, however I simply, I used to be praying. Each of us had been. We had been simply excited to simply increase our household.”

After all, not everybody can afford to place off full-time employment, so Kirk’s recommendation won’t be as universally helpful as she believes it to be.

And as many have identified, Charlie Kirk incessantly railed in opposition to the concept of ladies — particularly moms — working outdoors the house, so there’s an inherent irony in Erika’s determination to tackle the position of CEO at Turning Level USA.

“Thank God you could have the 2. Thank God,” Kelly stated in response to Kirk’s feedback about her household.

“A boy and lady. I do know,” Kirk instructed her.

“In the future, they’ll discover out. Proper now they’re simply little loves. However in the future they’ll discover out that they’re Charlie Kirk’s youngsters and so they’ll know what which means,” Kelly replied.

Erika has not revealed her quick plans for Turning Level, however we’re certain she’ll make a number of extra media appearances between now and the top of the yr.