A sick protester dressed as Charlie Kirk outside an event hosted by the assassinated activist’s widow, Erika Kirk — then re-enacted his murder as crowds chanted, “He deserved to die.”
The protester was seen at the Turning Point USA conference in San Antonio, Texas, wearing a papier-mache head made to resemble the slain podcaster, with the demonstrator suddenly collapsing on the floor as if to mock Charlie’s assassination last September.
The protester pulled the stunt in front of attendees at the Turning Point USA Women’s Leadership Summit on Friday — days after someone was charged with threatening to kill Erika Kirk at such an event.
During the sick stunt, a man on a megaphone could be heard shouting at conference attendees, “You are protecting pedophiles. You are protecting Nazis.”
Social media footage also captured fellow protesters celebrating Charlie Kirk’s assassination as they shouted, “Deserved to die!”
The demonstrators then joined the rest of the protesters booing Erika Kirk, 37, who was leading Friday’s summit.
The widow, who succeeded her slain husband as CEO of Turning Point USA, also faced a heckler inside the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter.
“Erika Kirk protects pedophiles! Erika Kirk protects pedophiles!” the woman screamed before being removed from the event, video showed.
Kirk took a moment from her speech to address the heckler, urging the woman to change her ways and find real happiness.
“It’s important to remember that happiness comes and goes — and I pray that you find it,” she replied to the heckler.
“That’s an important moment because that just shows duty to faithfulness gives life meaning, and we must pray for our enemies and those that do not feel like their life has meaning,” Kirk continued.
“And that’s a perfect example of that. A perfect example. You pray for your enemies. You pray for those that persecute you,” she added.
The summit took place through the weekend despite online threats against Kirk’s life in the days leading up to it, including a bomb threat.
Police arrested Jacob Wenske, 26, who was charged with two felony counts of making a terroristic threat, causing public fear.
