Franklin Graham Says Attacks on Erika Kirk Are Part of Demonic Effort to Divide Christians

July 14, 2026

Evangelist Franklin Graham warns that ongoing attacks against Erika Kirk are demonic in nature and aimed at creating division among Christians.

Christianity Daily reports that Graham, who heads up Samaritan’s Purse, made the comments during an interview with CBN last week while discussing spiritual warfare.

Graham told CBN, “The devil is a deceiver, and he deceives Christians every day. And then he’s attacking those people that put their faith and trust in God. They’re being attacked.”

The evangelist went on to describe how he has been personally angered by the criticism directed at the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

“She has been attacked since the day her husband was assassinated. And she is a nice, sweet young lady who’s grieving for the loss of her husband, and she’s attacked all the time, even by Christians. It just makes my blood boil,” Graham said.

According to Christianity Daily, Graham believes the attacks reflect a demonic effort to divide Christians and hinder the work of the Gospel.

Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Sept. 10, 2025 while speaking at Utah Valley University, Erika Kirk has faced public attacks from figures including Candace Owens, suggesting that she was somehow involved in a cover-up related to her husband’s death.

Graham decried the accusations, saying, “All this is coming from the devil. He wants us to be at each other’s throats. He wants us to not only attack one another, but he wants us to fail and he wants us to fall.”

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