Erika Kirk sparked a wave of backlash on social media after telling young women at a recent Turning Point event to embrace motherhood as a primary calling, even if their families cannot afford more children, critics say. The comment, delivered as part of a broader speech urging traditional gender roles, immediately drew scorn from some of her own supporters who argued the advice ignores the rising cost of raising a family.
The news came after Kirk, who runs Turning Point USA following the death of her husband Charlie Kirk, gave a speech in which she said men are 'called to provide' and women are 'called to nurture, to build, to shape lives with wisdom and endurance,' lines that have been widely circulated and debated online.
