Savannah Chrisley defends Erika Kirk amid criticism from ‘Selling Sunset’ star
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Savannah Chrisley joined Erika Kirk’s defense after a reality star friend called out the grieving widow on social media.
“Selling Sunset” star Christine Quinn railed against Erika’s parenting choices in a post on X on Wednesday. “Erika Kirk should be anywhere but her children,” Quinn wrote in a message to her 50,000 followers.
Chrisley, 28, fired back at Quinn and listed the numerous ways Erika advocated for her two children following the assassination of her husband Charlie Kirk in September.
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Savannah Chrisley defended Erika Kirk after “Selling Sunset” star Christine Quinn attacked the mother of two. (Getty Images)
Representatives for Chrisley and Quinn did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
“Wow…it’s really disappointing to see this from you. I know you’re better than this.” Chrisley X also posted this.
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“Erika isn’t ‘anywhere but her kids,’ she’s fighting FOR them everywhere. She’s raising her babies while surviving a level of pain that most people would crumble under. Showing up, defending, building, working… that’s called resilience, not absence.”
Christine Quinn rose to fame as a star on the Netflix show “Selling Sunset.” (Getty Images)
The “Chrisley Knows Best” star fired back after Quinn questioned Erika Kirk’s parenting plan. (Savannah Chrisley/X)
Chrisley added: “Making a cheap move on a woman who has just lost her husband and is doing her best to create stability for her children is not the look you’d think.”
The “Chrisley Knows Best” star signed off her post with a plea for kindness and understanding.
“Erika is one of the strongest, most intentional mothers I have ever witnessed, and she deserves compassion, not pain, not the comments of people who see a post,” she wrote.
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“Making a cheap move on a woman who has just lost her husband and is doing her best to create stability for her children is not the look you think it is.”
Chrisley was preparing to join Charlie Kirk’s college campus tour before his assassination on September 10. The founder of Turning Point USA was shot during a campus event at Utah Valley University.
During an appearance on “Fox & Friends” at Charlie’s memorial service, she talked about the impact Charlie had on her life.
Erika Kirk continues her husband’s legacy in her latest book, “STOP, In the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life.” He wants to continue through. (David Dee Delgado)
“I think when this assassin took Charlie’s life, that was a turning point for him,” Chrisley said. “He thought he was going to end Charlie’s life, but he actually created millions of Charlie’s followers who would fight. Fighting for our freedom, fighting for our voices to be heard. For me, it’s so sad to watch this and it breaks my heart. Seeing Erika [Charlie’s wife] “By stepping in as a woman and taking on this role, Charlie knew that even if she couldn’t do it herself, she was the only one who could do it.”
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Chrisley says Kirk ‘gives it’ [her] a voice when he feels like he doesn’t have one.”
“I was so excited to sit down with Charlie and open up to him and get to know him on a more personal level, like so many of my friends who know him,” she said. “But above all, Charlie became the voice of our country.”
The reality TV star said it was remarkable to see how Charlie’s legacy on Turning Point USA affected young adults, including his brother.
Savannah Chrisley admitted that Charlie Kirk was a big influence on her sister. (FOX via Getty Images)
“Watching my 19-year-old brother and watching all these college kids show up and speak up and be unafraid because at the end of the day, our lives are at stake,” he said. “2028 is coming. And Charlie wants us to fight. He wants us to make our voices heard. And he said it himself, ‘If you don’t fix evil, if you don’t talk about evil, when evil happens, then that in itself is evil.’ So it’s my job to stand up, speak up, and I don’t really care who likes it and who doesn’t.”
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“First of all, I say Charlie Kirk and his wife, Erika, are Christians,” he continued. “Isn’t that really the message? I think the only thing that will save us as a country is bringing Christianity back into homes. I know that my Lord and Savior is Jesus Christ, if it wasn’t for him, I don’t know where I would be today.”
“And watching Erika, I don’t know how she spoke the word of God after she lost her husband. I mean, I was so blown away to know that she’s now the leader of Turning Point. So, we’re only going up from here.”
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking on a college campus in Utah on September 10. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Kirk, 31, was assassinated at a Turning Point event in the US. Utah Valley University Sept. 10 in Orem. He was pronounced dead later the same day.
The political activist toured college campuses across the country, where he held question-and-answer sessions with students and discussed important political issues.
Authorities identified the murder suspect as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who first appeared at a hearing in Utah on Thursday.
