Charlie Kirk was murdered four months ago.
His widow Erika just launched a nationwide religious tour.
The Washington Post decided the real story was her clothes.
Washington Post Fashion Writer Questioned Charlie Kirk Widow's Parenting
The paper published an article earlier this month with a headline that raised eyebrows.
They claimed Erika was walking a fine line in a glittering pantsuit.
The fashion writer didn't stop at clothes – she openly questioned who was watching Erika's two toddlers while their mother appeared on television and traveled for speaking events.
A major newspaper assigned a reporter to critique a widow's wardrobe choices and parenting decisions months after her husband's assassination.
The article claimed Erika's styling suggests she wants to be taken seriously but not mistaken for a career woman or feminist.
It called out her rhinestones, her pussy bows, her puffy sleeves.
Former Senator Kyrsten Sinema responded on social media with frustration.
Jack Posobiec pointed out that Erika isn't prioritizing marriage – a radical leftist shot and killed her husband.
Even Axios reporter Marc Caputo noted that newspapers warn against describing women's clothes in depth because it's viewed as sexist.
TPUSA CEO Fired Back During Make Heaven Crowded Revival Tour
Erika addressed the article Wednesday night at Harvest Church in Riverside, California.
She was kicking off Turning Point USA Faith's inaugural Make Heaven Crowded tour.
During her message about the Garden of Eden, she drew a parallel between Eve's fixation on forbidden fruit and today's needless distractions.
Then she took direct aim at the Post.
She told the crowd she had a Washington Post article come out about the clothes she wears.
Very slow news day, she said.
If you're now attacking a widow's attire, that's where we're at.
The crowd erupted.
Erika explained she was wearing a black outfit with Air Forces because she's a sneakerhead.
She doesn't have a stylist and doesn't care – she just wears what's comfortable and is herself.
Then came the kicker.
She Told Post To Go Touch Grass
"Again, go touch grass," Kirk told the paper directly.
"Go walk in nature. Charlie loved to hike. Like, maybe take up hiking as a hobby? Just throwing it out there."
The response perfectly captured what millions of conservatives see happening.
Liberal media spent years claiming to champion feminism and women's empowerment.
They lectured everyone about not judging women's appearance or questioning their career choices.
But conservative women don't get that protection.
The pattern goes back years – Condoleezza Rice, Sarah Palin, Carly Fiorina, Melania Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders all faced vicious attacks on their looks that liberal women never experienced.
The Washington Post article fit right into that template.
The Independent Institute's Amy Cooke said spewing vitriol at conservative women is sport in elite media, Hollywood, academia and the leftist cocktail party circuit.
The rules only apply one direction.
Liberal women get defended. Conservative women get attacked.
And when a conservative widow has the audacity to continue her murdered husband's work while looking put-together, that apparently justifies a Washington Post fashion critique questioning whether she's really committed to traditional values.
Erika Kirk chose not to hide at home grieving.
She stepped up to lead Turning Point USA, launched a faith revival tour, and continued building the movement her husband started.
The Washington Post responded by analyzing her rhinestones and questioning her parenting.
Her response – suggesting they go touch grass and take up hiking – captured everything wrong with how liberal media treats conservative women.
They claim to support women's choices right up until those women choose conservatism.
Then wardrobe analysis and parenting questions become fair game.
The Post didn't respond to requests for comment about Kirk's response.
Sources:
- Joseph A. Wulfsohn, "Erika Kirk tells Washington Post 'go touch grass' after paper runs article critiquing her wardrobe," Fox News, January 22, 2026.
- Ashley Fetters Maloy, "Erika Kirk's glittering pantsuits are walking a fine line," The Washington Post, January 8, 2026.
- Staff, "Washington Post takes heat for putting spotlight on Erika Kirk's wardrobe in wake of husband's assassination," Fox News, January 2026.
- Staff, "Conservative women decry feminist double standard on sexist attacks," Washington Times, March 29, 2018.