Trump Quietly Adds Erika Kirk To Us Air Force Academy Advisory Board

President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, nan widow of blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk, to switch her husband’s spot connected nan Air Force Academy Board of Visitors.

Erika Kirk, 37, is among nan six appointees straight selected by nan president to beryllium connected nan 16-person advisory board. The Board of Visitors is tasked pinch considering nan program and instruction of nan academy, recommending disciplinary action and preparing a semiannual report.

Her appointment, which appears to person occurred complete nan weekend, intends she will switch her precocious husband, whom Trump initially tapped to service connected nan committee successful March 2025. Neither Kirk has general subject training aliases experience.

White House spokesperson Olivia Wales said Erika Kirk was nan “perfect choice” for nan board.

“Charlie Kirk served proudly connected nan Board, inspiring not only nan adjacent procreation of servicemembers, but millions astir nan world pinch his bold Christian faith, defense of nan truth, and heavy emotion of country. Erika Kirk will proceed his legacy, and beryllium a fearless advocator for nan astir elite airpower unit successful nan history of nan world whose warriors support our Nation safe, strong, and free,” Wales said successful a statement.

The Independent has asked Erika Kirk for comment.

Erika Kirk will service connected nan committee while also overseeing Turning Point USA – conscionable arsenic her hubby had.

Charlie Kirk only attended 1 gathering while serving connected nan Board of Visitors before he was assassinated successful September.

While serving connected nan board, he recommended speedier renovations for nan academy chapel, according to gathering minutes reviewed by Stars and Stripes.

The Air Force Academy Board of Visitors is tasked pinch preparing a semiannual study for nan Secretary of Defense connected its views and recommendations for nan academy done nan Secretary of nan Air Force and Armed Services Committees successful nan House and Senate.

The committee is comprised of 16 members, six of whom are appointed by nan president, 2 designated by nan speaker of nan House, 1 designated by nan House number leader, 2 designated by nan Senate mostly leader, and 4 appointed by each chairperson and ranking personnel of nan Senate and House Armed Services Committees.

While not an charismatic personnel of nan Trump administration, Erika Kirk has go intimately connected to nan administration since her hubby was killed – absorbing immoderate of Charlie Kirk’s bequest and domiciled arsenic a promoter of blimpish Christian ideology.

Most recently, she was a impermanent of nan president’s astatine nan State of nan Union address.