Overview
- President Trump told Erika Kirk at a White House Easter lunch to sue people he said were defaming her, according to reports.
- The Daily Wire published the quote "sue their ass off," and Just The News relayed the exchange while citing that report.
- Erika Kirk leads Turning Point USA after her husband, founder Charlie Kirk, was fatally shot at a Utah rally in September 2025.
- She has described a wave of online conspiracies and harassment that produced death and kidnapping threats against her and her team.
- The call for lawsuits draws fresh attention to defamation as a possible response to sustained attacks on her and the organization.