Erika Kirk Changes Tone On Husband’s Alleged Killer: ‘I’m So Glad I’m Not You’

Erika Kirk struck a different tone when discussing her late husband Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer during a new interview with Megyn Kelly.

Erika — who now leads Turning Point USA following Charlie’s fatal shooting —  sat down with Kelly during a live event in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday, November 22.

Kelly questioned the widow about what she would say to Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of murdering the conservative activist.

“If you could say something to him, like, if you could say something to his parents, what would it be? Would it be anger? Would it be sympathy? What would it be?” Kelly asked, according to reports.

Erika replied that she feels neither “sympathy” nor “anger,” saying she believes ultimate justice will come from God.

“Anything that I could ever wish upon him or the family would pale in comparison [to] the justice of God,” she said. “And so, I look at them, almost like, ‘I’m so glad I’m not you.”

Her sharp tone contrasts with the emotional speech she gave in Arizona at her husband’s memorial two months earlier, on September 22, when she publicly addressed Robinson.

“That man, that young man … I forgive him,” Erika said between tears at State Farm Stadium. “I forgive him because it was what Christ did and is what Charlie would do.”

Robinson was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the Turning Point USA founder’s assassination. Erika, 36, added at the time: “The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the gospel is love and always love. Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.”

Charlie, 31, was fatally shot during an appearance at Utah Valley University on September 10. Shortly after, Erika was named CEO of the company, continuing her husband’s work.

This week, the former Miss Arizona marked her first birthday without Charlie. In a heartfelt Instagram post, she reflected on the milestone and the life they envisioned together.

“I always loved celebrating you, and maybe because it was a reflection of how beautifully you always celebrated me,” she wrote in part. “I romanticized growing old with you, the love of my life.”

“And today, I find myself, in some way, still romanticizing growing old with you, just in different locations,” she added in the bittersweet post.