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Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, speaks at the public memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Sept. 21, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Erika Kirk said she has forgiven the person allegedly responsible for killing her husband, at a memorial service for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sept. 21.
“That young man, I forgive him,” Kirk said. “I forgive him because it’s what Christ did, and it’s what Charlie would do.”
Travis Gillmore is a White House reporter for The Epoch Times. He previously covered the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Contact him at [email protected]