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.

“That man, that young man. I forgive him,” Kirk said, her voice choking.

“I forgive him because it was what Christ did. And it’s what Charlie would do,” she continued. “The answer to hate is not hate.”

Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot and killed on September 10 during a public debate event at a Utah university campus.

The activist used his mill

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