Erika Kirk announces continuation of Charlie Kirk’s college “American Comeback” tour and Turning Point USA events after his death

Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, announced Friday that she will continue her husband’s planned “American Comeback” college tour this fall and maintain Turning Point USA events and media after he was fatally shot at the tour’s first stop Wednesday at Utah Valley University.

Erika Kirk, speaking at a memorial event Friday, said the campus tour “will continue” this fall and pledged additional tours in future years. She urged college and high‑school students to join local Turning Point USA chapters and said the organization’s annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix this December “will go on” as planned, inviting attendees to bring family members and saying her husband’s spirit will be present.

She also said Charlie Kirk’s podcast and radio show would continue. “In a world filled with chaos, doubt and uncertainty, my husband’s voice will remain and it will ring out louder and more clearly than ever, and his wisdom will endure,” she told the audience.

Charlie Kirk was shot onstage Wednesday during a “Prove Me Wrong” segment at an outdoor event on the Utah Valley University campus. He was struck once in the neck. Police arrested 22‑year‑old Utah resident Tyler Robinson on Thursday night after Robinson’s father reportedly turned him in.

Kirk’s body was flown to Arizona on Air Force Two by Vice President J.D. Vance. President Donald Trump said Friday he plans to attend Kirk’s funeral; formal funeral arrangements have not been announced.

Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest is a four‑day annual conference that draws thousands of conservatives and political figures; this year’s program lists Tucker Carlson as a headliner. Charlie Kirk’s second scheduled tour stop had been set for next Thursday at Colorado State University; as of Friday the tour website continued to display a countdown to that event and no postponement had been announced.

Source: nypost