Connect with us

Politics

WATCH: Erika Kirk Shares Tear-Jerking Birthday Message From Charlie’s Daughter

Published

2 months ago

on

A tearful eulogy from Erika Kirk brought out handkerchiefs across the White House lawn on Tuesday as mourners paid their final respects to her late husband Charlie Kirk and President Donald Trump posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

On what would have been Charlie Kirk’s 32nd birthday, the man he helped return to the White House stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his wife of four years as they celebrated the legacy he left behind and cherished a brief public moment to recognize the first birthday without him.

“Thank you, Mr. President, for honoring my husband in such a profound way,” she began. “Charlie always admired your commitment to freedom.”

All of the Trump administration’s most notable figures, including First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, were on hand as Erika Kirk thanked them for their presence. She delivered a similarly heartfelt appreciation to the thousands of Turning Points USA members and chapters around the country tuning in.

“You are the heartbeat of this future and of this movement,” she said. “Everything Charlie built lives through you.”

But the most heartbreaking moment of the ceremony came when Erika read a message that their 3-year-old daughter Gigi had written in advance of her father’s birthday.

“I’ll share with you what I asked our daughter what she would like to say for his birthday,” Erika said, her voice faltering as she wiped away tears. “She said, ‘Happy birthday daddy. I want to give you a stuffed animal. I want you to eat a cupcake with ice cream, and I want you to go have a birthday surprise.'”

WATCH:

The Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is given out by each president to any citizen who makes an invaluable contribution to the country, is a fitting final tribute for her late husband, Kirk noted.

“The very existence of the Presidential Medal of Freedom reminds us that the national interest of the United States has always been freedom,” she said.

“Our founders etched it into the preamble of our Constitution, and those words are not relics on parchment. They are a living covenant. The blessings of liberty are not man’s invention. They are God’s endowment.”

Freedom was more than a message to Charlie, Erika Kirk said; it was an ethos he lived by.

“He believed that liberty was both a right and a responsibility. And he used to say that freedom is the ability to do what is right without fear. And that’s how he lived,” she said.

“His name, Charles, literally means ‘free man.’ And that’s exactly who my husband was,” she continued. “From the time I met him, sitting across from him being interviewed about politics, philosophy and theology, I saw the fire in his soul. There was this divine restlessness within him that came from knowing God placed him on this earth to protect something very sacred. He never stopped fighting for people to experience freedom.”

WATCH:

Faith was an exceptional tool to Charlie Kirk, who encouraged his followers to find their own religious inspiration.

“The opposite of liberty isn’t law. It’s captivity. And the freest people in the world are those whose hearts belong to Christ,” she said.

Turning Point itself was always rooted in faith, she went on.

“While he was building an organization, he was also building a movement: one that called people back to God, back to truth, and a movement that was filled with courage.”

Outside of politics and his family, Charlie Kirk enjoyed quiet walks, an seemingly endless shelf of books at home, and mint chocolate chip ice cream on his birthday, Fox News noted.

“Last year, his one birthday wish was to see the Oregon Ducks play Ohio State — and they won,” she said. “Mr. President, I can say with confidence that you have given him the best birthday gift he could ever have.”

“Charlie wasn’t content to simply admire freedom. He wanted to multiply it,” Erika said. “He wanted young people to taste it, understand it and defend it. He wanted them to see that liberty isn’t selfish indulgence — it’s self-governance under God.”

Erika said Charlie lived “only 31 short years on this side of heaven,” but filled every day with purpose. “He fought for truth when it was unpopular. He stood for God when it was costly. He prayed for his enemies. He loved people when it was inconvenient. He ran his race with endurance, and he kept the faith. And now he wears the crown of a righteous martyr.”

Download the Trending Politics app to get the latest news first >>

Related Topics: