Charlie Kirk's Widow Calls Jokes About Him "Beyond Disgusting" After Outcry Over Dave Chappelle Stand-Up

As Dave Chappelle takes backlash for a joke at Charlie Kirk's expense, the late Turning Point USA founder's widow has responded.

On Sunday, Erika Kirk called recent jokes by Chappelle and others "beyond disgusting," following the comedian's two-night Madison Square Garden stint for his Karmageddon Tour, where he made a morbid joke about Charlie's Sept. 10, 2025 public shooting death.

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"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," she wrote on X . "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."

Erika continued, "A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay. 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 tolerat...