Overview
- Welch criticized Erika Kirk on the 'I've Had It' podcast, calling her an 'absolute grifter' and accusing her of weaponizing her gender and faith.
- She also condemned the late Charlie Kirk as 'unrepentant, racist, [and] homophobic' during the segment.
- The rant followed Erika Kirk's DealBook comments urging career-focused women not to look to government as a replacement for family roles or to delay marriage and children.
- Co-host Angie Sullivan argued that there is more to life than identifying as a wife or mother.
- Townhall and the New York Post highlighted the tirade, with the Post noting it sought comment from Turning Point USA but did not hear back immediately, and both outlets noting Erika Kirk now leads TPUSA after her husband's assassination.