Kim Kardashian spoke about her role in advocating for prison reform at the TIME100 Summit in New York City on Tuesday, April 25. During the event, the reality star and aspiring attorney discussed her experience collaborating with Donald Trump in 2018 to pass the First Step Act—a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill primarily aimed at reducing prison sentences for those who strive to improve their behavior and lifestyle.

CNN anchor Poppy Harlow interviewed Kardashian at the summit for global leaders, asking her to share her experiences as the last phone call for prisoners on death row. Kardashian struggled to find the "right word" to describe her emotions during those moments, as many of them left her in tears, which Harlow noted.

"It’s a really emotional experience," the SKIMS founder admitted, specifically mentioning Brandon Bernard, who was executed on December 10, 2020, in Indiana for the 1999 murders of youth ministers Todd and Stacie Bagley.

Kardashian emphasized the importance of Bernard sharing his story with her, saying, "I think that my role in all of this is to story tell and to explain people's stories and their histories, and I really think people would understand ... and you know, President Trump did understand once he started to hear these stories instead of just seeing their cases."

The mother of four continued, explaining how her work with the former POTUS helped advance prison reform in the United States. "He went in being so pro-death penalty and really hard on crime to opening up his heart and realizing that so many people are inside that don’t deserve to be and have completely rehabilitated themselves," Kardashian said.

The reality star proudly announced the impact of the First Step Act, stating, "He passed a bill, the First Step Act, and I think almost 30,000 people have been let out because of the storytelling of one woman that changed his mind."

Kardashian concluded by emphasizing her role in the movement. "So I think storytelling and I think that’s what my role is. [It's] to explain what people have been through to hopefully change the bigger picture."