Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will attend Trump’s State of the Union address as a guest, according to the White House.
The president will use Kirk’s attendance to say there has been a “tremendous revival of faith, Christianity, and belief in God in our country” and to call on Congress to “firmly reject political violence against our fellow citizens,” the White House confirmed.
Kirk was named the new CEO and chair of the board for Turning Point USA after her husband was shot and killed while speaking at a campus event in Utah last September.
Erika Kirk wife of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, arrives with President Donald Trump as he posthumously awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, OCt. 14, 2025 in Washington.
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Other guests include the parents of Sarah Beckstrom, the West Virginia National Guard member who was killed in an ambush in Washington last November. First lady Melania Trump will bring two guests who will help highlight her AI and foster care initiatives, her office said.