Erika Kirk gets emotional during a memorial service for her husband, Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at the NYCLU's May Day rally for workers and immigrants' rights at Foley Square on May 1, 2025, in New York. (Angelina Katsanis/AP Photo)
Ocasio-Cortez previously called Kirk's views "ignorant [and] uneducated."
At the memorial, former Trump administration official Ben Carson appeared to fire back: "I've seen him run circles around people with college degrees."
Chad Pergram currently serves as a senior congressional correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
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