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Interesting re Erika Kirk (Original Post) orangecrush Yesterday OP
She's exactly who I thought she was. travelingthrulife Yesterday #1
EXACTLY!!! niyad Yesterday #2
For real ... sleroy49 Yesterday #12
I heard someone refer to her as a BonnieJW 2 hrs ago #46
Yes indeed evolves 23 hrs ago #23
And so was he. Just grifters. Nothing else. Bluetus 23 hrs ago #26
Either that or she is too stupid to know Tree Lady 23 hrs ago #28
Me too Bettie 21 hrs ago #37
RIGHT ????? Maru Kitteh 14 hrs ago #41
Kick dalton99a Yesterday #3
Question, though. .WHY would she need, or have time for, another job? niyad Yesterday #4
Because, more...More...MORE!! is still not enough. nt Wednesdays Yesterday #13
Her thinking: "No such thing as too much money " oasis Yesterday #17
It's probably a front for her involvement. I doubt she will be showing houses. live love laugh Yesterday #16
I don't think she works there anymore. chowder66 22 hrs ago #34
I read she only ever listed one property womanofthehills 14 hrs ago #40
And raise her kids? Nah chicoescuela 3 hrs ago #42
That, too! niyad 3 hrs ago #43
She's not a grifter? UpInArms Yesterday #5
A pastor she is tied to is being investigated on charges of child trafficking. Clouds Passing Yesterday #6
Colour me soooooo NOT surprised. niyad Yesterday #8
What a disguting sleazebag! ShazzieB Yesterday #15
Has anyone checked the Epstein docs for Charlie Kirk's name? FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #27
Charlie Kirk was probably too young to have been involved with Epstein Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #33
Why the hell is every last far right leader tied in some way to pedophelia? MadameButterfly 20 hrs ago #38
The creepiness deepens Clouds Passing 1 hr ago #47
Recruited and Groomed by the beauty pageants that trump owned MagickMuffin Yesterday #7
Will she be in charge of 'staging' the Wexner property? Blue Owl Yesterday #9
What?!? She's just another grasping, grifting harpy hoping to become the 4th Mrs. Donald J. Trump?!? hatrack Yesterday #10
Well, not Trump, but very very close. Wednesdays Yesterday #14
You mean she is not a grifting evil witch? flashman13 Yesterday #11
PLEASE do NOT insult practicing witches like that. She has NOTHING niyad Yesterday #18
I was thinking more in terms of the Wicked Witch of the West. flashman13 23 hrs ago #20
Interestingly, that charcter is not in the Oz novels. And both "Oz, The niyad 23 hrs ago #22
Me thinks I should have just used the B word. flashman13 23 hrs ago #29
I wouldn't insult dogs either. But there are many words that suit her. niyad 23 hrs ago #32
Truth orangecrush 21 hrs ago #36
She's got talents. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #19
Grifters gotta grift RetiredParatrooper 23 hrs ago #21
Now that's hilarious! poli-junkie 23 hrs ago #24
Not exactly the grieving wife Tree Lady 23 hrs ago #30
How about this... Multichromatic 23 hrs ago #25
Erika competed in the 2012 Miss USA competition, which was owned at the time by Donald Trump jmbar2 23 hrs ago #31
To clarify canetoad 22 hrs ago #35
Thank you so much for this important, and most informative, post. niyad 2 hrs ago #44
Whoa. There's a story here. Hope someone is doing a deep dive. Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #39
See post 35. niyad 2 hrs ago #45

sleroy49

(74 posts)
12. For real ...
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:05 PM
Yesterday

Anyone with half a brain can see what she is. That's why she's so popular amongst the MAGA crowd.

BonnieJW

(3,103 posts)
46. I heard someone refer to her as a
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 09:45 AM
2 hrs ago

professional widow. I thought, "Yes, that's her job now. How to make the most money traveling around as Charlie Kirk's widow."

I wonder if she has a marketing plan

Tree Lady

(13,158 posts)
28. Either that or she is too stupid to know
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:12 PM
23 hrs ago

Or care if someone told her that. She is using her husband’s fame in maga for all it’s worth.

niyad

(131,002 posts)
4. Question, though. .WHY would she need, or have time for, another job?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:26 AM
Yesterday

She runs charlie's scam, and her own bible-based bs, and is a multi-millionaire.

chowder66

(12,068 posts)
34. I don't think she works there anymore.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:01 PM
22 hrs ago

According to her LinkedIn profile, Erika became a real estate agent in N.Y.C. in October 2018. She started working with The Corcoran Group, a real estate agency founded by Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran.

Though it's not clear if she's still actively selling real estate, her Zillow bio describes her as "a multidimensional entrepreneur" who formerly worked on "the developer side" of N.Y.C. real estate.

https://people.com/what-did-erika-kirk-do-before-turning-point-11866551

womanofthehills

(10,832 posts)
40. I read she only ever listed one property
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 09:43 PM
14 hrs ago

OMG! Is Candace Owens going after Erika and Turning Points big time. Like where was Erika the days leading up to Charlie’s death? Where were the Turning Points guys (the ones who were making millions) Candace said she’s taking a week off to complete all her Erika research. If you view videos of Charlie online in the last few months before his death, he totally turned around and was no longer supporting the Gaza war and Netanyahu. He refused millions from Netanyahu which really upset TPUSA & obviously Erika as she, unlike Charlie,in his last months, is promoting a pro Israel message big time. Candace posted old videos that Erica stared in for the military even one where Erika’s holding a riffle on the roof. Candace now hates Trump - interesting to see so many Republican women hating him. I’ve been listening to her podcasts because I’m fascinated byher going after Turning Points executives and Erica. Tens of millions are tuning in to Candace’s podcast ,as someweeks Candace beats Rogan as top podcast in world. It’s like listening to a mystery novel.
She released very weird text messages between a 15 yr old beauty queen and Etika when Erika was 25 - like coming on to a young girl emails. Erica was not who she tried to present herself. The good Christian woman has been caught in many lies by Candace.

When they were young, Candace now married & the mother of 4 toddlers, helped Charlie start TPUDA - so they were besties and travelled together almost every day for three years. Candace now hates Turning Points and says Charlie was beginning to audit TPUSA - where all the money was going the weeks before he was murdered.

Many think she’s a conspiracy theorist but whatever because I find this fascinating! Republicans going after Republicans.

FakeNoose

(41,012 posts)
27. Has anyone checked the Epstein docs for Charlie Kirk's name?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:09 PM
23 hrs ago

Not that I care, but maybe there's something in the files that she's hoping won't come out?

Wednesdays

(22,112 posts)
33. Charlie Kirk was probably too young to have been involved with Epstein
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:44 PM
22 hrs ago

But if he was born ten years earlier, then who knows?

MadameButterfly

(3,923 posts)
38. Why the hell is every last far right leader tied in some way to pedophelia?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 04:16 PM
20 hrs ago

Is there some chromosome that links conservatism--or perhaps more likely a tendency to autocracy--to sexual abuse? This is happening too often to be coincidence.

I used to think it was just weird that the MAGA base were obsessed with accusations of pedophilia and drinking the blood of children, as if this was a common thing and a trait associated with a particular political point of view. i thought they were just making up the worst thing they could imagine, since their positions on real issues were so unpopular. Now it seems perhaps a case of projection. At least among the leadership; the folllowers perhaps more duped than guilty.

I'm assuming that drinking the blood of children remains a myth. But the sex trafficking is proving to be far more common than I imagined. They say rape is not about sex, but about power. So is pedophilia that on steroids? And is it associated, after all, with a particular political point of view, but the people complaining the loudest got it in reverse?

Clouds Passing

(7,646 posts)
47. The creepiness deepens
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:28 AM
1 hr ago

“After the Epstein files exposed that the New Mexico ranch he called Zorro Ranch was operating baby factories and other crimes probably worse than Epstein Island, people did some investigating. The new owner is Don Huffines (a Texas businessman, former Republican state senator, current candidate for Texas state comptroller, and self-described MAGA Trump Republican).

Huffines family purchased the property in 2023 through an LLC called San Rafael Ranch LLC (later renamed Rancho de San Rafael in some records) at a public auction four years after Epstein’s death, with proceeds reportedly benefiting victims. Huffines’ campaign has stated the family had never visited prior to the listing and plans to use it as a Christian retreat or similar.

Secretome Therapeutics develops regenerative therapies using neonatal cardiac progenitor cells (nCPCs)—specifically, cells from discarded tissue during lifesaving heart surgeries on newborns/infants with congenital heart defects (ethically sourced medical waste, regulated under IRB/FDA guidelines, similar to other neonatal stem cell sources like cord blood or umbilical tissue in the field). Their lead product, STM-01, is a cellular therapy that harnesses the cells’ secretome (secreted proteins, exosomes, factors) to reduce inflammation, inhibit fibrosis, and promote heart repair. It’s in Phase 1 trials for conditions like heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF—first patient dosed in 2025, FDA Fast Track granted March 2025) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), with plans for more. The company raised $20.4 million in late 2024 to fund trials and pipeline expansion (total funding ~$32M+ per some profiles). It is not publicly traded—it’s a private company (no stock on Nasdaq/NYSE, no IPO announced as of now), venture-backed with investors including HEST and others.“

https://greerjournal.com/exclusive-the-fda-investigates-don-huffines-the-new-owner-of-epsteins-new-mexico-ranch/

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MagickMuffin

(18,297 posts)
7. Recruited and Groomed by the beauty pageants that trump owned
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:31 AM
Yesterday


That was another recruitment venue to shop for younger girls that trumpepstien loved to drug .

hatrack

(64,602 posts)
10. What?!? She's just another grasping, grifting harpy hoping to become the 4th Mrs. Donald J. Trump?!?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 11:51 AM
Yesterday

How is such a thing even . . possible??!?!?

niyad

(131,002 posts)
18. PLEASE do NOT insult practicing witches like that. She has NOTHING
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:22 PM
Yesterday

to do with the Craft of the Wise.

niyad

(131,002 posts)
22. Interestingly, that charcter is not in the Oz novels. And both "Oz, The
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:37 PM
23 hrs ago

Great and Powerful" movie, and "Wicked" (book and film) provide most intriguing back stories. The propaganda of witches as evil began with the church in The Burning Times, and persists as a patriarchally-created negative image of women.

flashman13

(2,246 posts)
29. Me thinks I should have just used the B word.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:12 PM
23 hrs ago

Of course then I would have heard from dog lovers. Sometimes I think I should just keep my big yap shut.

niyad

(131,002 posts)
32. I wouldn't insult dogs either. But there are many words that suit her.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:19 PM
23 hrs ago

grifter. .hypocrite. lying scum. con artist. .propagandist. cult leader. .etc. etc. No need to silence yourself.

Kid Berwyn

(23,865 posts)
19. She's got talents.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:25 PM
Yesterday

Lots of talents, like having flawless eyeliner just like JD Couchhumper's. But people like her are connected in ways that only Aspens can grok: under the ground.

Multichromatic

(95 posts)
25. How about this...
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 12:49 PM
23 hrs ago

Erika Kirk is the new replacement for the monied elites pedophile sex trafficking network. She will pick up part of the work Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell can't do anymore.

jmbar2

(7,852 posts)
31. Erika competed in the 2012 Miss USA competition, which was owned at the time by Donald Trump
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:18 PM
23 hrs ago

She claims to have formed a nonprofit, "Everyday Heroes Like You" in 2007, but there is no public information anywhere on their finances.

canetoad

(20,536 posts)
35. To clarify
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:15 PM
22 hrs ago

This is something she did in the past - language in tweet is ambiguous. This is suss as hell. Apologies for the source.....
Thanks for posting!

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/erika-kirks-corcoran-group-link-in-focus-amid-companys-epstein-links-handled-his-assets-101771466880445.html

Erika Kirk's Corcoran Group link in focus amid company's Epstein links; ‘handled his assets…’

Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Points USA founder Charlie Kirk, worked as a real estate agent with New York City-based real estate dealers, the Corcoran Group. A September 2025 article on USA Today noted that Erika was working with the group at the time of Charlie's death then.

Erika Kirk now heads his late husband's organization, TPUSA, as its Chairman and CEO. It is unclear if she is still associated with Corcoran Group. However, the links have resurfaced amid the DOJ's release of Epstein files.

The Corcoran Group handled the sale of Jeffrey Epstein high-profile properties across the US to compensate his victim. The sales were carried out by Corcoran Group agent Kerry Warwick, who listed and sold Epstein's Pam Beach mansion and his New York City townhouse.

Speculation about Erika Kirk's purported link to Epstein rose amid the connection. However, it is unclear if Erika Kirk was with Corcoran Group when they were involved in the sale of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Additionally, there is no mention of Erika or Charlie Kirk in the millions of pages of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

niyad

(131,002 posts)
44. Thank you so much for this important, and most informative, post.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 09:28 AM
2 hrs ago

I despise that grifter, but I prefer not to do so for false reasons.

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