Erika Kirk just addressed people making light of her late husband death, calling jokes about his murder “beyond disgusting” in a Sunday X post.
“My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence, something our two children and I will live with every day for the rest of our lives,” she said of her husband, who was shot while speaking at a Utah college campus last September.
Appearing to address recent mockery of the slain conservative activist’s memory, the widow wrote, “To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s entertainment and the destruction of a human life is a punchline, is beyond disgusting.”
“A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay,” Kirk continued. “It threatens the very foundation of our country and the principles that hold our democracy together.”
“You do not have to agree with someone’s politics to recognize the value of their life. This should not be so hard. Political violence must never be something this country tolerates, excuses, or celebrates.”
Erika Kirk’s message came after a pair of public uproars incited by jokes about her husband.
Comedian Dave Chappelle mused about how the Turning Point USA founder’s death put him in a “good mood” while performing at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
Earlier that day, the hosts of the popular “I’ve Had It” podcast issued an apology for laughing at a joke about Kirk’s death while reading a roundup of social media posts about Election Day on their show.
Hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan called the post “insensitive” in a joint statement, adding, “Whatever our political differences, there is nothing funny about gun violence. We’ve long supported common-sense gun safety reform.”
The progressive podcasters walked back their mea culpa in a Sunday video, however, where they accused Kirk’s Turning Point USA organization of trying to cultivate a “cancellation campaign” in response to Republicans’ resounding defeats at the polls this week.
”They got L, after L, after L, after L because they’re losers and they lost, because they believe in nothing,” Welch claimed. “So now they’re trying to ignite a war with us because they’re trying to prove to their donors, ‘We can cancel libs.’”