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Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, penned an emotional Labor Day essay for The New York Times about the death of her husband, Charlie Kirk, on a college campus in Utah last year.
\n\nKirk recalled the day after her husband was shot dead by alleged gunman Tyler Robinson on Sept. 11, 2025, in a candid New York Times Opinion piece.
\n\nShe said that after his death, she "worked up the courage" to go in their shared bathroom but for months, Kirk wrote that she avoided their bedroom.
\n\nIn the year since the Turning Point founder's death, Kirk has become one of the most famous women in America and one of the most notable widows in the world. Kirk drew mixed reactions after she overtook her husband's organization as CEO while furthering its mission to bring conservatism to students on college campuses.
\n\nShe has been the face of an ongoing feud with conservative media personality Candace Owens and criticized journalists and the political left after she was whisked out of the White House Correspondents Dinner following a shooting in April.
\n\nKirk said she received advice from Second Lady Usha Vance that is still "seared into my heart."
\n\nKirk said Vance…
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