Senator Fetterman Slams Far-Left Podcaster for “Gross and Dehumanizing” Attacks on Widowed Erika Kirk

Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., condemned a far-left podcaster for targeting the widowed Erika Kirk, calling the remarks “gross and dehumanizing.”

Fetterman was responding to Jennifer Welch, who recently labeled Kirk a “grifter” and said she should be “kicked to the curb” for her conservative views. Kirk is the widow of conservative leader Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in September; the couple has two young children.

“It’s gross and dehumanizing to attack a widow with young children after just witnessing his public assassination,” Fetterman wrote on X Tuesday. “It shouldn’t be controversial to put our political views aside and extend the grace for a deeply traumatized family to grieve.”

Fetterman was responding to Welch’s Sunday episode of her “I’ve Had It” podcast, where the left-wing host accused Erika Kirk of being a “grifter,” mocked her clothing, and claimed her organization “makes women less safe.” Welch also branded Charlie Kirk an “unrepentant racist and homophobe,” echoing rhetoric many say contributed to his assassination.

The podcaster further stated: “You are an opportunistic grifter who weaponizes your gender to demean women. Erika Kirk is ‘why nobody wants to be a Christian’ or a ‘female hypocrite such as yourself.'” Welch accused Erika Kirk of “weaponizing” her faith and gender, and mocked her appearance with remarks about her “tarantula eyes” and “big bouffant evangelical hair.”

Charlie Kirk was murdered at a Turning Point USA event on Sept. 10. Tyler James Robinson faces aggravated-murder and related charges in the killing, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty. The next pretrial hearing for Robinson is scheduled for January 16 in Utah’s Fourth Judicial District Court.