Erika Kirk Addresses Headline-Grabbing Hug with JD Vance

Erika Kirk recently opened up about the infamous hug that made headlines during a November appearance on Megyn Kelly’s fall tour.

“So for those of you who know me, I’m very…” she began, as Kelly, 55, interjected, “You’re an intense hugger!”

“My love language is touch, if you will… So I will give you a play-by-play,” Erika revealed. “I’m walking over, he’s walking over. I’m starting to cry,” she recalled.

“He says, ‘I’m so proud of you.’ And I say, ‘God bless you,’ and I touch the back of his head,” the devout Christian described. “Anyone whom I have hugged, I have touched the back of your head when I hug you, I always say, ‘God bless you.'”

“They were acting like you touched the back of his a–!” Kelly exclaimed, as Erika laughed, “I feel like I wouldn’t get as much hate if I did that!”