19/09/2025
OMGEEE! LOVE this! đź’–
My favorite story of Charlie Kirk is how he courted his wife Erika.
The story goes, Erika was running her own business in NYC called "Proclaim Streetwear". If you buy a sweatshirt from them, they'll also give one to a homeless person on the street. She loved Jesus a lot and started this business to honor Him.
Charlie and Erika first bumped into each other while in line at the airport. (EDIT: Other videos are saying they met at Turning Point USA Office)
From there they kept in touch.
Charlie asked her if she was interested in a job at Turning Point USA. She was like, "Hmm, didn't cross my mind but sure, I'll interview."
The interview entailed a one-on-one meeting with Charlie at a restaurant.
They interview lasted 3 hours because after talking politics and strategy, they just talked about any and everything.
The restaurant was closing so they had to leave.
Then Charlie said, "You're really great but I cannot hire you at TP USA".
Erika was like, "Okay! No problem. I still have my business".
Then Charlie said, "I cannot hire you...because I want to date you".
She was completely taken aback.
She was like, "Okay! 👍🏻👍🏻 "
Then they left the restaurant and went their separate ways.
On her way back, Erika's mom called her and asked how the interview went. She said, "I didn't get the job...but hmmm, I got a boyfriend??"
From: The Catholic Engineer