PHOENIX — Erika Kirk, the widow of political activist Charlie Kirk, spoke for the first time Friday since her husband's assassination. She stood next to an empty chair where Charlie Kirk usually sat while broadcasting his show.

She began her speech with a prayer and then thanked the staffers at Charlie Kirk's show, law enforcement, and first responders. She also had a message for the suspect in the murder.

"The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done." Erika Kirk said. "If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before, you have no idea. You have no idea what you have just unleashed across this entire country."

Erika Kirk and Charlie Kirk married in 2021 in Scottsdale. Erika Kirk's address came after the arrest of a 22-year-old Ut

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