Erika Kirk forgives the killer of Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson.
“Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do.”
“That young man. I forgive him.”
Trump apologizes to Charlie Kirk's widow after refusing her call to forgive her husband's alleged assassin https://t.co/pe1nGLEZex
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) September 22, 2025
President Donald Trump apologized to Charlie Kirk’s wife Erika for refusing to join her call to forgive the man who assassinated her husband in cold blood.
Trump delivered a fiery 45-minute eulogy to the late conservative activist, 31, who was fatally shot on September 10 while debating students at the Utah Valley University college campus.
In Trump’s speech – delivered to a crowd of 60,000 inside State Farm Stadium in Arizona and tens of thousands more tuning in virtually – Trump revealed the key component of Kirk’s message that he disagreed with.
‘He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them,’ Trump said of Kirk.
‘That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them.
‘I’m sorry. I am sorry, Erika, but now Erika can talk to me, and the whole group, and maybe they can convince me that that’s not right, but I can’t stand my opponent.’
Moments before Trump’s admission, Erika had stunned the crowd by publicly offering forgiveness to her husband’s killer.
‘He [Charlie] wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life,’ Erika said, sparking roars from the crowd and a standing ovation.