Donald Trump has invited Erika Kirk as a special guest to his State of the Union address on Tuesday as the President is set to put faith center stage.
Charlie Kirk‘s widow will be present in the audience at the Capitol for the speech that will mention the Turning Point USA founder’s assassination.
Trump will highlight the ‘tremendous revival of faith, Christianity, and belief in God in our country’ since his death, a White House official told Daily Wire.
The President will declare that America is ‘one nation under God’ and urge lawmakers to ‘firmly reject political violence against our fellow citizens.’
Charlie Kirk was shot dead during a speech to students at Utah Valley University on September 10. Prosecutors say his alleged killer Tyler Robinson, 22, was motivated by hatred for Kirk’s political views.
Kirk’s assassination reverberated around the world and a memorial service held in Arizona was attended by Trump and members of his cabinet.
Trump is all too familiar with the threat of political violence after surviving two assassination attempts during the presidential campaign.
The President’s Mar-a-Lago estate came under assault in the early hours of Sunday when a gunman armed with a gas can was shot dead by Secret Service agents.
Donald Trump stands with Erika Kirk at the conclusion of a memorial for her husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, in Glendale, Arizona, September 21
Trump was in Washington DC when Austin Tucker Martin, 21, was shot dead by Secret Service agents. He had become obsessed with Trump’s role in the alleged ‘cover-up’ of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Democratic lawmakers are set to parade Epstein’s alleged victims on the National Mall as Trump makes his landmark speech at 9pm.
Trump is hoping to reset his agenda amid disastrous poll numbers as the economy falters and his deadly immigration crackdown is facing backlash.