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(NewsNation) — Former ESPN anchor Sage Steele says Charlie Kirk inspired her to unrecorded courageously and enactment existent to herself.
Steele, who had relationships with Kirk and his wife, Erika Frantzve Kirk, said the Turning Point USA laminitis is "one of the astir influential Americans ever."
Kirk, 31, was killed Wednesday portion speaking astatine Utah Valley University successful what Utah Governor Spencer Cox called a "political assassination."
"Every portion of him was rooted successful his faith, and that is what inspired me. I'm blown distant by that, and I'm besides comforted by that, Elizabeth, due to the fact that I cognize that that is what is going to marque it eventually, that Erika is going to beryllium good due to the fact that of her religion successful God and wherever she knows her hubby is close now," Steele said connected "Elizabeth Vargas Reports."
"He inspired maine to not unrecorded successful fearfulness of having an sentiment oregon being existent to myself, which others are allowed to right? Unless you person that blimpish viewpoint," she added.
Kirk cultivated an tremendous online following, which led to planetary recognition, for traveling astir the United States to statement and sermon governmental and societal issues with young Americans connected assemblage campuses.
"Evil radical successful this country, they privation to scare america into submission, to beryllium silent, and due to the fact that helium was winning, due to the fact that helium won, due to the fact that of the interaction helium had, they wanted him dead, and they succeeded, but his method is going to unrecorded forever," Steele said of Kirk's legacy.
