{"id":7531,"date":"2025-09-25T01:21:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T01:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=7531"},"modified":"2025-09-25T01:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T01:21:57","slug":"the-real-reason-erika-kirk-didnt-wear-black-to-charlies-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=7531","title":{"rendered":"The real reason Erika Kirk didn\u2019t wear black to Charlie\u2019s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Almost two weeks after the shocking assassination of political activist and Turning Point USA co-founder <strong>Charlie Kirk<\/strong>, the nation remains captivated by the tragedy. Kirk, 31, was <strong>shot through the neck<\/strong> while speaking at Utah Valley University on September 10. Known for his outspoken support of former President Donald Trump, Kirk had built a massive following through his speeches and podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This past weekend, a <strong>memorial service<\/strong> was held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, drawing an estimated <strong>100,000 attendees<\/strong>, with thousands more waiting outside. The event featured speeches from Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and JD Vance, while figures like Elon Musk were also present. Trump praised Kirk, declaring, <em>\u201cNone of us will ever forget Charlie Kirk, and neither now will history.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirk\u2019s widow, <strong>Erika<\/strong>, gave the most emotional address of the night. Entering the stage amid pyrotechnics and patriotic music, she shocked many by stating she had <strong>forgiven the young man<\/strong> who killed her husband. However, some questioned her choice to wear <strong>white instead of black<\/strong>, accusing her of turning the event into a performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizers later clarified that the dress code requested <strong>red, white, and blue attire<\/strong> to symbolize the American flag. Erika\u2019s white outfit was meant to honor both her husband and the patriotic theme, reflecting the service\u2019s focus on remembrance and unity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost two weeks after the shocking assassination of political activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, the nation remains captivated by the tragedy. Kirk, 31, was&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":220,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7533,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7531\/revisions\/7533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}