Will Charlie Kirk's death stir further political violence?

查理·柯克之死是否会引发更多的政治暴力?

Newshour

2025-09-13

3 小时 52 分钟
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The widow of Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political activist in the US, says she will never let his legacy die. She said her cries would echo around the world like a battle cry. Charlie Kirk was President Donald Trump's bridge to young Republicans. We ask if his death is likely to aggravate political tension in the US? Also in the programme: a Qatari official, Majed Al Ansari, tells the BBC that his country remains on high alert as the government cannot rule out another Israeli strike; and the three Austrian nuns who refuse to stay in their old peoples' home. Photo: Charlie Kirk with his wife, Erika Kirk, celebrating Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C., in January Credit: Getty
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  • Hello to you.

  • Welcome to News Hour from the BBC World Service coming to you live from London.

  • I'm Sean Lay.

  • In the United States, Erica Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk,

  • the prominent conservative political activist who was shot dead during a public event in Utah on Wednesday,

  • says her grief will become a battle cry across America.

  • As police questioned 22-year-old Tyler Robinson,

  • the suspect who was turned into the authorities by his own father,

  • Erica Kirk spoke from the offices of Turning Point USA,

  • the conservative organization founded by her late husband.

  • In a passionate, sometimes tearful address, Mrs. Kirk said the movement would not die with him.

  • The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done.

  • They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith, and of God's merciful love.

  • If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before,

  • you have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country.

  • You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife.

  • The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry.

  • There's mounting anger on the right about the killing, including among supporters of Donald Trump,

  • the president credited Charlie Kirk with an outreach operation that helped him attract young voters.