Article continues below advertisementCharlie Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, found out who were real friends were after he was assassinated last fall. Speaking a Turning Point USA event in Riverside, Calif., on Wednesday, January 21, the conservative activist told the crowd, "When all of this happened...you really see who your true friends are. You see who is in your corner."Suggesting some people were using Charlie, she explained, "You see who is riding my husband's coattails. And who genuinely cares. And who genuinely wanted to be there for us as a family.