Erika Kirk speaks out against antisemitism, political violence, during CBS town hall with Bari Weiss

Erika Kirk addressed political violence and rising antisemitism during an emotional town hall discussion on CBS with host Bari Weiss on Saturday night

The tearful widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was questioned by Bob Milgrim, whose daughter Sarah, was fatally shot outside the Washington DC  Jewish Museum alongside her boyfriend Yaron Lischinsky.

Erika Kirk was teary-eyed when talking about her slain husband Charlie. CBS

He asked Kirk if she would speak out against antisemitism on the right, including Holocaust denial.
“Yes, sir, first of all, I’m so sorry,” Kirk said, breaking down into tears. “You and I are a part of a very small club. Painful. It sucks, doesn’t it?”

She added that her late husband, who was shot dead  earlier this year during a college talk, “always would say very clearly, Jew hate is brain rot.”

“The only way to combat evil. Just like Charlie did, is with dialogue and not being afraid to do it.”

She later was  introduced to Hunter Kozak, a Utah Valley University student who was the last person to speak with the conservative influencer before he was shot and killed by alleged gunman Tyler Robinson.

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Kozak praised Erika Kirk’s calls for unity but pressed her on political rhetoric, asking her whether she would “condemn” statements by  Donald Trump calling for Democratic politicians to be hung.

“I will never agree with political violence,” Kirk responded. “My husband is a victim of it. I’m a victim of it.”

Erika Kirk held the town hall with Bari Weiss on Saturday. CBS

The tearful widow and Turning Point USA CEO urged “parents to step up,” and limit their children’s screen time to shield them from harmful rhetoric and conspiracy theories.

“Do you want your kid to be a thought leader, or an assassin?” she posed to viewers.