Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, said she forgives her husband's suspected killer 'because it was what Christ did'

Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, said she forgives her husband's suspected killer 'because it was what Christ did'

 Patrick T. Fallon

Erika Kirk, the 36-year-old widow of slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, said she forgives the man accused of killing him, as she delivered a deeply religious speech at a memorial event Sunday for her deceased husband. 

"My husband Charlie, he wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life," she told the crowd of more than 60,000 attendees, including US President Donald Trump, at a packed stadium in the southwestern state of Arizona. 

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