Megyn Kelly Says She’s Prayed to Charlie Kirk ‘So Many Times’ to Give Her ‘Guidance’ Since His Death

Megyn Kelly says that even months after the death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in September, she still finds herself looking to him for direction.

Speaking Friday, Dec. 19, at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Kelly, 55, sat down with far-right activist Jack Posobiec and referenced a recent conversation involving Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, and conservative podcaster Candace Owens. Kelly said Erika, 37, recently reached out to ask whether she would be willing to moderate the sit-down.

Erika and Owens, 36, met on Monday, Dec. 15, and Owens later posted on X that they spoke for about 4½ hours. The meeting came amid tensions that have reportedly grown in recent months after Owens promoted conspiracy theories about who was responsible for Charlie’s death — claims that have allegedly fueled a rift, according to CNN.

Kelly also addressed the situation on her SiriusXM show last week, saying, “It’s been going on now for a while,” before offering her perspective on what she described as an ongoing dispute.

Back onstage at AmericaFest, Kelly said, “I’ve prayed so many times to Charlie, and to God, to give me the right guidance on how to handle this whole thing…” She added that the tensions have contributed to what she called a “fracture” within conservative circles.

During the Q&A, Kelly also spoke warmly about Charlie, saying, “I miss him so much … he was always so great.”

“He always knew exactly what question to ask, how to get you up and down in a story. He had a very good judgment for what was interesting to the audience too and was always so generous with his time and, you know, his approach,” she continued.

Kelly added that the loss still feels surreal: “So that of course I’m going to miss, but I can’t believe it’s been three months. In some ways it feels like yesterday and in some ways it feels like another lifetime that we’ve seen him, right?”

Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest began Thursday, Dec. 18, and concluded Sunday, Dec. 21.

Ahead of the conference, organizers installed a recreation of the booth where the group’s founder was shot and killed, presented as a photo opportunity for attendees.

Authorities have said Charlie was fatally shot on Sept. 10, at age 31, while running his signature “Prove Me Wrong” table as part of his American Comeback Tour at Utah Valley University.

Brandy Zadrozny of MS NOW reported from the conference that attendees were posing for pictures with the installation, writing, “This is a recreation of the tent where Charlie Kirk lost his life at Utah Valley University in September, and people are taking selfies with it,” adding, “You can see all around, people are saying like, ‘For Charlie,’ they’re wearing replicas of the shirt that Charlie Kirk was wearing when he was killed.”

Zadrozny also described a broader shift inside the organization: “The second thing that’s happening is really a passing of the torch,” she wrote.

“And that torch, as you mentioned, was being passed to his widow, Erika Kirk. Erika Kirk is now in charge of a political organization that brought in $100 million and that, you know, Donald Trump and JD Vance credit [it] with swinging some of the youth vote to Donald Trump,” she added, referring to Erika becoming TPUSA’s CEO.

After a manhunt in the wake of the September shooting, Tyler Robinson, 22, was later taken into custody and now faces multiple charges, including aggravated murder, in connection with Charlie’s death.