Morgan Wallen paid an emotional tribute to Charlie Kirk’s grieving widow during his Canadian concert just two days after the conservative icon was assassinated at an outdoor speaking event in Utah.
The country singer paused his Edmonton show Friday night to offer prayers to the right wing activist’s former beauty queen wife, Erika, before dedicating his song “I’m A Little Crazy” to the shattered family during his “I’m the Problem” tour, according to clips shared on social media.
“I’m not gonna say a whole bunch on this, but this song right here has been hitting me harder in the last couple days,” the “Whiskey Glasses” crooner told the crowd.
“And I just wanted to let Erika Kirk know that me and my family are sending prayers her way.”
He then invited fans to join him in singing the hit country ballad.
Social media erupted in praise as Wallen belted the lyrics with heartfelt passion and raw emotion.
“You can feel his anger in the way he sang it,” one user wrote.
Another commented, “Just when I thought I couldn’t love him anymore.”
Kirk, a 31-year-old married father of two young children, was ruthlessly shot and killed with a single bullet to the neck at Utah Valley University during the inaugural stop of his “American Comeback Tour.”
Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of firing the fatal shot and was taken into custody Thursday night after the shocking slaying on the Orem campus ignited a massive manhunt for the MAGA influencer’s killer.
Erika Fantzve Kirk, wife of the slain founder of Turning Point USA, addressed mourners for the first time Friday in a powerful, tear-jerking speech, where she pledged to carry on her late husband’s conservative legacy and ensure the “evildoers” who ended his life won’t silence his patriotic mission and voice.
“The evildoers responsible for my husband’s assassination have no idea what they have done,” she said.
“You have no idea the fire you have ignited within his wife, the cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry. To everyone listening across America tonight, the movement my husband built will not die. It won’t, I refuse to let that happen.”
Kirk’s funeral will be held Sept. 21 at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals.
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