Former Child Star Ricky Schroder Attends Charlie Kirk Trial, Says Candace Owens Left Him ‘Disgusted’

Ricky Schroder and his wife, Julie Trammel, showed up to support Charlie Kirk‘s family in Provo, Utah, as the preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing Charlie gets underway.

In a video shared on Instagram, Schroder, 56, and Trammel, 41, were outside the Provo courthouse on Tuesday, July 7. “So, we’re here at Freedom Boulevard in Provo, Utah, at the Charlie Kirk preliminary trial hearing and want to just lend our support to the Kirk family and remember Charlie and what he stood for,” the former child star said as Trammel cut in to offer her love to the Kirk family as well.

Schroder went on to say that during the drive yesterday, he and his wife listened to the July 2 episode of The Shawn Ryan Podcast which featured Candace Owens as a guest. He then asked Trammel how she felt about the episode and she said that they were “disgusted” by what Owens, 37, and Shawn Ryan had to say.

Since Charlie’s death, Owens has repeatedly questioned the official account of the killing and criticized his widow, Erika Kirk, and she continued to do so in Ryan’s podcast.

“It’s shameful it seems to me one day that they’ll be embarrassed of the way they’ve treated the Kirks,” the Silver Spoons alum continued. “I mean, I know they think they’re doing the right thing, but have some decency and respect for the grieving.”

He added that people “can have a difference of opinion” without being “mean,” and then ended the clip with a prayer for “the trial for Charlie to go well” and for Charlie’s “murderer to be held accountable.”

Charlie was shot and killed on September 10, 2025, while speaking to a crowd on the first stop of his American Comeback Tour at Utah Valley University. Tyler Robinson was arrested several hours later and charged with his murder.

Robinson’s preliminary trial began on Monday, July 6, and Charlie’s family, along with Erika, were all in attendance.