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Erika Kirk’s First TV Interview: Refuses to Watch Video, Rejects Kimmel Apology, Urges Cameras at Trial

Her account of private grief frames a public plea for a transparent, televised trial.

Overview

  • In an interview that aired on Fox News, Erika Kirk said she has never watched the viral footage of Charlie Kirk’s killing and will not do so.
  • She recounted arriving at the Utah hospital, insisting on seeing her husband’s body and giving him a final kiss, describing a faint “smirk” on his face.
  • Kirk urged that the murder trial be televised, arguing the public deserves to see the proceedings given the widespread filming of the shooting and its aftermath.
  • Defense lawyers for 22-year-old Tyler Robinson have asked the judge to bar cameras; Robinson has pleaded not guilty as prosecutors pursue the death penalty.
  • Kirk said Sinclair contacted her about a possible apology or appearance related to Jimmy Kimmel’s September monologue, but she declined, saying she does not want an insincere apology.