Erika Kirk Will Be Donald Trump’s Special Guest at the 2026 State of the Union Address

Erika Kirk will attend the 2026 State of the Union address as President Donald Trump’s special guest.

According to The Daily Wire, Erika — Charlie Kirk’s widow and newly named president of Turning Point USA — is set to be present in the audience as Trump, 79, addresses the nation.

A White House official told the Daily Wire that Trump will put a spotlight on the “tremendous revival of faith, Christianity, and belief in God in our country” during his speech. He will also ask all members of Congress to “firmly reject political violence against our fellow citizens” and affirm that the United States is “one nation under God.”

Charlie was killed at the age of 31 last year on September 10 at Utah Valley University during the first stop of his American Comeback Tour. While speaking to the public, the right-wing conservative activist was shot in the neck. He succumbed to his injuries after being transported to a local hospital.

Charlie left behind Erika, 37, and their two young children. Since then, Erika has been named as the new president of Turning Point USA, and she’s been met with her fair share of controversy.

As the National Enquirer previously reported, Candace Owens, who was close with Charlie before his death, has criticized Erika’s response to Charlie’s assassination and questioned the situation as a whole.

In December, Erika sat down for an interview with Fox News’ Harris Faulkner.

“Can I have one thing? Can my children have one thing? Everything was public,” she said at the time. “Can my babies have one thing where we hold it sacred? Where my husband is laid to rest? Where I don’t have to be worried about some secular revolutionary coming and destroying my husband’s grave while my daughter is sitting there praying.”

However, Owens, 36, later drew a comparison between her desire for privacy on her own terms and Meghan Markle.

“This is the same person who recorded, had somebody record her over Charlie Kirk’s casket,” Owens said during the December 10 episode of her podcast.

While the two women later sat down for a one-on-one conversation seemingly to move past their differences, Owens has continued to make remarks questioning Erika’s actions.

Most recently, she posted a trailer on social media for her new investigative docuseries, Bride of Charlie, which focuses on Erika’s actions in the aftermath of Charlie’s death.