“I FORGIVE him because it’s what CHRIST did”

… Erika Kirk quoted scripture and wiped tears

… “On the Cross, our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,’”

… “That young man, I forgive him,” she said, visibly holding back tears

… “I forgive him because it’s what Christ did and what Charlie would do.”

… “My husband, Charlie, wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life,”

… Erika Kirk called on men and women to prioritize faith and family

… “accept Charlie’s challenge and embrace true manhood,”

… “You are one flesh, working together for the glory of God,”

… [ Donald Trump ]  “Charlie … He’s bigger now than ever before, and he’s eternal.”

… “Charlie felt no pain. He died instantly”

… Erika Kirk remembered seeing her husband’s body … noticing the “faintest smile” on his lips

… “It revealed to me a great mercy from God in this tragedy,”

… [ Donald Trump ]  Kirk “has been reunited with his creator in heaven.”

… JD Vance called Kirk a “martyr for the Christian faith.”

… [ Pete Hegseth ]  “he realized, like so many of us have, that this is not a political war

… It’s not even a cultural war

… It’s a spiritual war”

… [ Tucker Carlson ]  Kirk recognized that “change begins—the only change that matters—when we repent of our sins.”

… [ Tucker Carlson ]  “A recognition that the real problem is me and how fallen I am. And that was the reason that Charlie was fearless at all times,”

… [ Chris Johnson ]  “It’s the biggest revival of our faith, our family, and our country that I’ve seen in a generation,”