A newly leaked audio of Erika Kirk has raised eyebrows over her attitude regarding her husband, Charlie Kirk‘s, death.
In the recording, the mother of two can be heard discussing with her staff the success of a TPUSA event and the strong sales of associated merchandise. She then appeared to dismiss her husband’s death during the discussion while emphasizing harmony between staff.
Erika Kirk also recently came under fire for including an alleged pedophile pastor in her ongoing Faith Tour.
Erika Kirk Was Seen Talking Cheerfully In The Audio Two Weeks After Her Husband’s Death
Criticism continues to follow Erika, and it has further intensified in the wake of leaked audio of her speaking to TPUSA team members two weeks after Charlie’s death.
The audio was released by right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who has previously promoted multiple conspiracy theories regarding Charlie’s death.
In the recording, Erika can be heard “giggling” and cheerfully praising the team for pulling off “an event of the century” and noting the substantial merchandise sales they made.
“Wow, I don’t even know where to begin. The fact that we were able to pull off an event of the century is just insane. We had 275,000 people that attended and a stadium overflow,” Erika said, in the leaked audio.
She added, “I think we’re at like 200,000 for merch sales. Don’t quote me on that, cause I think it just keeps like bumping up like crazy. I just wanted to say a huge, huge thank you to the events team, the development team, the graphic design team, and the production team.”
The New TPUSA CEO Said She’s Not ‘Trying To Be Morbid’ About Her Husband’s Death
Hearing Erika speak so cheerfully about merchandise sales in the wake of her husband’s death was sure to raise eyebrows, but her apparent dismissal of his passing was even more shocking.
Midway through her speech, she candidly urged her staff to resolve any past conflicts among themselves before going on to make the comment about Charlie’s death.
“My husband’s dead. Like, I’m not trying to be morbid, but he’s dead. And it puts life into perspective of how short life is, and relationships,” Erika said.
In response, Owens then said on her podcast that she was surprised by Erika’s seemingly calm reaction.
“In my imagination, I just thought that she would be more upset,” the right-wing influencer noted.
Netizens Divided Over Leaked Erika Kirk Audio
The reaction to the leaked audio of Erika has been somewhat divided, with several calling out the widow’s overly cheerful attitude, while others noted she was simply making the best of a bad situation.
A critic on X noted, “The most gleeful leftist you can imagine, isn’t half as happy over Charlie Kirk’s death as Charlie Kirk’s wife.”
Another person wrote,” ‘People mourn differently,’ But no one mourns like this.”
“That is the first time she sounds authentic, being happy about merch at the memorial of her husband, crazy, every other speech she gave about her husband sounds like bad acting,” a third person commented about the leaked audio.
However, several showed support for Erika, with someone asking, “What’s she supposed to do? Not address and thank the team that put on her husband’s memorial?”
Another said, “Erika is excited that millions of people heard the gospel of Jesus Christ. Why are we upset about this?!”
The Widow Is Embarking On A New Faith Tour
Since taking over from Charlie, Erika has hosted several TPUSA events and recently launched another under the non-profit Faith arm.
The inaugural “Make Heaven Crowded” tour will visit 30 cities this year to call people to “repentance, faith, and bold obedience to Jesus.”
“This tour is so special to me because I wanted … to bring a slice of heaven from my husband and bring it to everyone around this county so that they could have that extension, and that beauty and that palpable feeling of the Holy Spirit,” Erika said about the tour to an audience of thousands, per the New York Post.
The mother of two went on to reiterate her commitment to pushing further her husband’s faith legacy.
“Church is never meant to retreat from culture. We will change this country. We will change this world,” she added.
Erika Kirk Was Slammed For Including Controversial Pastor Linked To Child Trafficking Case In Her Tour
Unfortunately for Erika, the tour, which is still in its early days, was quickly overshadowed by controversy surrounding Pastor Greg Laurie’s role as a primary speaker.
Laurie, the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, has been named in a series of lawsuits filed in U.S. federal court alleging child abuse and trafficking by former pastor Paul Havsgaard.
The lawsuit alleged that church leaders, including Laurie, allowed Havsgaard to act without oversight and overlooked multiple warning signs of his alleged misconduct when he ran church-supported children’s homes in Romania from 1998 to 2008.
Laurie and his church have since denied any wrongdoing.
“This isn’t Charlie’s Turning Point. Erika is not doing what Charlie would do, ugh,” a second individual commented about Laurie’s inclusion.
