Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk has condemned those who laugh at political violence after Dave Chappelle made a joke referencing the killing of her husband, Charlie Kirk , during a show in New York on Saturday.

Chappelle was performing for a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden when he delivered the bit. In it, he talked about the pressure on famous people to say and do the right things before bringing up the murder of Kirk, who was fatally shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in September 2025.

Erika Kirk, who succeeded her husband as head of TPUSA, posted about the incident on X on Sunday.

To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s entertainment and the destruction of a human life is a punchline, is beyond disgusting.

My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence, something our…

— Erika Kirk (@MrsErikaKirk) November 8, 2026

“My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence,…