Trump appoints Erika Kirk to Air Force Academy board to continue Charlie's 'legacy'
USA TODAY
There are 16 seats on the board. Among them are Republican and Democratic lawmakers, as well as retired Air Force Col. Doug Nikolai.
President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to the board of visitors that’s in charge of making U.S. Air Force Academy recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and the president.
As of Tuesday, March 10, Kirk is listed on the United States Air Force Academy Board of Visitors’ website as an appointee of President Trump. Olivia Wales, White House spokeswoman, also confirmed her appointment in a statement to USA TODAY on March 10.
“President Trump made the perfect choice in appointing Erika Kirk to the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors,” Wales wrote in the statement.
There are 16 seats altogether on the board and among them are Republican and Democratic lawmakers from states such as Alabama, Colorado, and North Dakota, as well as retired Air Force Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai.
The board’s responsibilities include looking into the academy’s morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, financial affairs, academic methods and other matters. The board also makes recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and the president.
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