Erika Kirk blasts ‘beyond disgusting’ jokes after Dave Chappelle mocks Charlie Kirk’s assassination

Hours after Dave Chappelle made light of right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk’s slaying, Kirk’s widow lashed out Sunday at “podcasters, comedians, and commentators” laughing “about political assassination.”

Erika Kirk, CEO of the youth-focused conservative group Turning Point USA, said that such humor is “beyond disgusting” and that she fears for the “moral decay” of America.

“To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s entertainment and the destruction of a human life is a punchline, is beyond disgusting,” she said on X.

“My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence, something our two children and I will live with every day for the rest of our lives,” she said. “A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay.”

While Kirk didn’t mention Chappelle by name, her comments came after his gig Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

“Ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered, and I shouldn’t say this publicly, but I feel better,” Chappelle said, according to fan videos of the show circulating online, which drew a smattering of uncomfortable chuckles from the stunned room.

In another clip from Madison Square Garden that…

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