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Despite being urged not to, Erika Kirk<\/strong> says she had to see her husband\u2019s body \u2014 no matter how painful it would be.<\/p>\n In her first interview since conservative commentator Charlie Kirk<\/a> was shot and killed on a Utah college campus in September, Erika appeared on Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em><\/a> on Wednesday (Nov. 6) to share the harrowing moments that followed his death \u2014 and the unexpected emotion she saw on his face.<\/p>\n Erika, 36, described arriving at the hospital as stepping into \u201ca scene from a horror film.\u201d Everyone \u2014 from doctors to law enforcement \u2014 appeared shaken by what had happened.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Charlie Kirk\u2019s 3-Year-Old Daughter Still Talks to Him, Erika Kirk Says<\/a><\/p>\n Though advised not to view her husband\u2019s body, she insisted: \u201cI wanted to see what they did to my husband<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n When she finally did, Erika noticed something unexpected: a slight smirk on Charlie\u2019s face.<\/p>\n \u201cThat smirk to me is that look of<\/a>, \u2018You thought you could stop what I\u2019ve built,\u2019\u201d she explained. \u201c\u2018You thought you could end this vision, this movement, this revival\u2026 by murdering me. You got my body. You didn\u2019t get my soul.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Charlie Kirk was killed on Sept. 10 <\/a>during an event at Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n Police allege that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson fired the fatal shot, striking Kirk in the neck before fleeing the scene. Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder, among other charges.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Erika Kirk Delivers Heartbreaking Tribute to Husband Charlie Kirk \u2014 Watch + Read Full Speech<\/a><\/p>\n Reflecting on her husband\u2019s legacy<\/a>, Erika said she\u2019s confident that Charlie wouldn\u2019t want to return \u2014 not if his death sparked something greater.<\/p>\n \u201cIf God said, \u2018You can go back, or this is going to be the catalyst for something bigger,\u2019\u201d she said, \u201che\u2019d say no.\u201d<\/p>\n An estimated 90,000 people attended Sunday’s (Sept. 21) memorial for political activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.<\/p>\n Among the notable speakers were President Trump, Vice President Vance, Kirk’s widow Erika, Marco Rubio and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u2018You Thought You Could Stop What I Built\u2019<\/h3>\n
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