President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk to fill her late husband Charlie Kirk’s position as a member of the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors.
Colorado Springs NBC affiliateKOAA-TVreported that the appointment appeared to happen quietly over the weekend.
The 16-member board “inquires into the morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, fiscal affairs, academic methods and other matters relating to the Academy,” according to the school’swebsite.
Other members of the board include prominent Republicans and Democrats, either appointed specifically by Trump or by congressional leaders. Some of the board members include Sens. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, and John Hickenlooper of Colorado, as well as Meta president and former Trump administration officialDina Powell.
Kirk is CEO of the conservative political organization Turning Point USA, which reports it has chapters onover 3,500 high schooland college campuses throughout the U.S.
White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said regarding Kirk’s appointment, “President Trump made the perfect choice in appointing Erika Kirk to the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors,” according to Fox News.
“Charlie Kirk served proudly on the Board, inspiring not only the next generation of servicemembers, but millions around the world with his bold Christian faith, defense of the truth, and deep love of country. Erika Kirk will continue his legacy, and will be a fearless advocate for the most elite airpower force in the history of the world whose warriors keep our Nation safe, strong, and free,” Wales added.
NEW MISSION: President Trump appoints Erika Kirk to serve on the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors — taking the position her late husband, Charlie, was slated to hold before he was assassinated in September.
Now Erika joins the panel that oversees morale, discipline,…pic.twitter.com/4m4o3j1Xia
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