Erika Frantzve Kirk is trying to cope with a painful loss.
One day after her husband Charlie Kirk was shot dead at age 31 while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University, President Donald Trump shared that he’s spoken to Erika about the tragedy and provided an update on how she’s feeling.
As he told reporters on Sept. 11, per CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins, “She’s absolutely devastated.”
While Erika—who shares a 3-year-old daughter and a 15-month-old son whose names have not been publicly revealed with the conservative activist—has been in contact with the POTUS, she has yet to speak publicly on Charlie’s fatal shooting, which occurred after a suspect fired a gunshot from a building about 200 yards away from where her partner was speaking at the Orem, Utah, school.
Charlie was taken to a hospital shortly after, a spokesperson for the university told NBC News, but Trump confirmed he had died later that day. (A suspect is not in custody in connection with the attack.)
