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Three word phrase mouthed by Erika Kirk as she was being mentioned by Trump in State of the Union speech

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Updated 17:30 25 Feb 2026 GMTPublished 16:44 25 Feb 2026 GMT

Three word phrase mouthed by Erika Kirk as she was being mentioned by Trump in State of the Union speech

Trump's record-breaking State of the Union address was riddled with errors

Lucy Devine

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On Tuesday (February 24), President Donald Trump delivered a lengthy State of the Union speech to Congress and millions of American viewers.

"It's going to be a long speech, because we have so much to talk about," Trump had previously said.

And he wasn't wrong, with the speech lasting one hour and 47 minutes in total, beating Trump's previous record of one hour and 39 minutes.

Trump addressed politicians in the US Capitol's House of Representatives chamber for the annual speech, which, held every January or February, sees the President set out his agenda and highlight his achievements of the past year.

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During one emotional moment, Erika Kirk - who is the widow of the late political activist Charlie Kirk - mouthed three words.

Trump delivered a lengthy speech (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Trump delivered a lengthy speech (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The moment came as Trump honored the Turning Point USA founder, telling the audience: "I'm very proud to say that during my time in office, both the first four years and in particular this last year, there has been a tremendous renewal in religion, faith, Christianity, and belief in God...And a big part of that had to do with my great friend Charlie Kirk.

"So last year, Charlie was violently murdered by an assassin and martyred for his beliefs. His wonderful wife Erika is with us tonight."


As the audience rose for a standing ovation, Erika could be seen mouthing what viewers believe was 'I miss you'.

One person wrote on X: "Seeing Erika Kirk mouth 'I miss you' is heartbreaking."

While another added: "I'm not a lip reader, but it appears that Erika says: 'I miss you.' after standing up. You can see her struggling to keep her composure when hearing Charlie's name."

Trump then added: “You’ve been through a lot.”

The president also said that in Kirk's memory 'we must all come together to reaffirm that we are one nation under God...and we must totally reject political violence of any kind.'

People believe Erika mouthed 'I miss you' (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
People believe Erika mouthed 'I miss you' (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Kirk was shot and killed while he was speaking publicly at a Utah Valley University event on September 10.

A massive manhunt then got underway and the FBI was able to announce that they had made an arrest for the person they believed was responsible less than two days later.

Tyler Robinson was arrested and taken into police custody. Robinson has since been charged with a slew of crimes, including aggravated murder, as well as felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury and two counts of obstruction of justice for moving a firearm and disposing of clothing.

Errors in Trump's State of the Union address

Trump's State of the Union address has been fact checked (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)
Trump's State of the Union address has been fact checked (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump claimed: "In 12 months, I secured commitments for more than $18 trillion pouring in from all over the globe."

The White House's own website said there has been $9.7 trillion generated in major investment announcements.

Trump claimed tariffs are 'paid for by foreign countries'.

The tariffs are paid by US companies importing goods into the country, who often pass the costs onto consumers.

Trump called the One Big Beautiful Bill 'the largest tax cut in American history'.

According to non-partisan non-profit the Tax Foundation, it's the sixth largest

Trump claimed Decarlos Brown Jr., the man accused of murdering Iryna Zarutska on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, came into the country through 'open borders'.

According to The Charlotte Observer, Declaros Brown Jr. appears to have been born in Charlotte.

Featured Image Credit: Anadolu/Getty

Topics: Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump, Politics, US News, News

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