
Erika Kirk used a sombre video message from her home on Wednesday 29 April to accuse the US media and online commentators of 'dehumanisation', days after she was rushed from the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting and months after the assassination of her husband, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
The Instagram clip, in which Erika Kirk sat in a black shirt and baseball cap beneath a framed photo of Charlie, has since drawn a wave of criticism, with detractors branding her 'unlikable' and accusing her of exploiting tragedy.