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The memorial for Charlie Kirk drew tens of thousands of mourners to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday.

The crowd heard speeches from a wide array of Kirk’s friends and loved ones, including President Donald Trump and Charlie’s widow, Erika Kirk.

Of course, the tone and content of the tributes varied from one speaker to the next, with Erika calling for forgiveness and others demanding retribution.

Erika Kirk says Charlie would have forgiven assassin

In her speech, Erika recalled her late husband as a man who “wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life.”

“Our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do.’ That young man … I forgive him,” Erika Kirk said.

“I forgive him because it was what Christ did

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