Article continues below advertisementA trembling Erika Kirk had a terrified reaction as gunfire erupted at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner.The widow of Charlie Kirk - who was assassinated just seven months prior to the Saturday, April 25, event - was "traumatized under the table" after shots broke out at the Washington Hilton, TV presenter Brian Kilmeade reported to Fox News."Kash Patel was with her for a second," the conservative commentator noted of the FBI director.