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Topics: Donald Trump, Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk
Callum Jones
Topics: Donald Trump, Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk
Donald Trump has urged Erika Kirk to sue her critics following a controversial skit that mocked the CEO of Turning Point USA.
Erika took over running of the conservative group following the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk, in September last year.
In her husband's absence, she has toured the country with Turning Point USA, and has unfortunately received a lot of internet hate following her husband's death.
Comedian Druski shared a video on his social channels last week where he appeared as a white woman with blond hair and blue eyes.
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The controversial skit quickly went viral as many believed the comedian was taking aim at Charlie Kirk's widow.
One part of the skit sees a 'conservative woman' holding the Bible while doing a podcast, while the video also discussed white men being the ones 'who matter most'.
Erika was present at the White House on Wednesday for an Easter-themed lunch, with President Trump noticing Erika mid-sentence in what was a typical long-winded speech from the US president.
Seeing her at the table, Trump urged Erika to sue critics' 'a** off'.
He said: "Hello, darling! Wow. There’s a good table. I like that table. You’re doing well, right? I think you should sue ‘em. I told her, ‘You oughta sue some of these’ — They’re so jealous of Erika. I said, ‘You oughta sue their —’ I can say it; you’re not allowed to say this; you have to be nicer. Sue their a** off."
Erika sat down with Fox News recently to address the hate and the anger which has followed on her side.
She said: "Call me what you want, go down that rabbit hole, whatever. But when you go after my family, my Turning Point USA family, my ‘Charlie Kirk Show’ family, when you go after the people that I love and you’re making hundreds and thousands of dollars every single episode going after the people that I love, because somehow they’re in on this? No.
"This is righteous anger, because this is not okay. It’s not healthy. This is a mind virus."
Erika continued: "You know what I thought? I thought, these people are human, we’re all grieving in our own way, and they are trying to find the answer to something that happened that was so evil. They are trying so hard, and I get that. We’re doing the same."
She went on to say herself and some of the Turning Point USA team have received death threats in recent months, which has left her 'exhausted'.
"Every time they bring this back up, what are we supposed to do? Relive that trauma all over again? They watched my husband get murdered," she added.