Riley Gaines praises Erika Kirk before Ole Miss Turning Point event: 'She is a force'

'OutKick' host Riley Gaines joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss her public feud with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, virtue-signaling from the far-left and an upcoming TPUSA event with Erika Kirk and Vice President JD Vance. 

Erika Kirk will join Vice President JD Vance at Ole Miss on Wednesday at Turning Point USA's event on campus.

Kirk's husband, Charlie, founded the organization in 2012 — he was assassinated while debating at Utah Valley University last month.

Kirk has made two public appearances since her husband's death, one being his memorial in Glendale, Arizona, and the other earlier this month when Kirk was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously.

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Charlie Kirk's widow Erika Kirk speaks during the memorial service honoring Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sept. 21, 2025. (Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

She will make her third in Oxford alongside Vance, who, along with his wife, Usha, flew with Kirk and her husband's casket from Utah to Arizona after his death.

Riley Gaines spoke highly of Kirk in a recent appearance on "Fox & Friends."

"I've known her for a while. I think most people know her…know her as Charlie's wife. She is a force, she is beautiful, she is strong, she is confident, she is compassionate, as we saw at Charlie's memorial, and she's faith-driven," Gaines said. "I'm so excited for her in this moment to continue to lead Turning Point and to see the impact she has, especially among my generation."

President Donald Trump greets Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, during a public memorial at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sept. 21, 2025.