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Ericka Kirk Inspires Tim Allen To Forgive Father’s Killer

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Charlie Kirk’s widow’s decision to forgive her husband’s accused killer set off a chain reaction that pulled in conservative star Tim Allen, President Donald Trump, and former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly.

At a memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, his wife Erika stunned mourners by publicly forgiving Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect charged with gunning down her husband during a campus stop on his America Comeback Tour.

Erika, citing her Christian faith, said forgiveness was the path her husband would have chosen.

“Our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do.’ That man, that young man … I forgive him,” Erika tearfully told the packed service.

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

The moment reverberated far beyond Utah Valley University, where Charlie’s life was cut short at just 31.

Actor Tim Allen revealed the widow’s words shook him to his core. The “Home Improvement” star took to social media and admitted that Erika’s faith-driven declaration prompted him to confront his own decades-long battle with forgiveness.

“When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband: ‘That man … that young man … I forgive him.’ That moment deeply affected me,” Allen posted.

“I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: ‘I forgive the man who killed my father.’ Peace be with you all.”

Allen’s testimony drew attention back to his own turbulent history. His father was killed by a drunk driver in 1964 when Allen was just 11.

For years he admitted he wrestled with God over the tragedy, telling ABC’s Elizabeth Vargas in 2011 that he was a churchgoer but always a skeptic.

He questioned whether different prayers or being with his father could have altered the outcome.

“For years, I just did not like this idea of God, church,” he said at the time. In the same interview, he rejected the idea that life was random.

“Whoever built me, this is too much, too weird that it happened by accident. It didn’t happen by accident.”

His spiritual journey shifted after his 1978 arrest for carrying over a pound of cocaine at a Michigan airport.

Serving two years in federal prison, Allen later said the experience forced him to rebuild his life and rediscover faith.

While Erika Kirk’s words inspired Allen, they also became a backdrop for heated debate about the climate surrounding political violence.

Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly confronted the issue head-on during a Turning Point USA event at Virginia Tech, stepping in for the slain conservative leader.

During the Q&A, a liberal student accused President Trump of fueling the environment that led to Kirk’s killing.

“Why do you support a president who contributes to the rhetoric that got your friend Charlie killed?” the young man pressed, referencing Trump’s remarks at Kirk’s memorial where he quipped that unlike Charlie, he actually did hate his political opponents.

Trump, speaking at the September 21 service, had said, “He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry.”

Kelly wasted no time dismantling the accusation. “Contributing to the atmosphere? Let’s just make clear. This guy was motivated by leftist ideology. We know it from the bullet casings, from his own mother,” she shot back.

When the student insisted that 70 percent of political violence came from Republicans, the crowd erupted with boos.

He shouted back, “Look it up! DOJ just pulled it! The DOJ just pulled it from their website.”

Kelly dismissed the claim, countering that left-wing extremism accounts for the majority once “the crazies” are excluded.

“That’s a blatant lie. It’s a defamatory blaspheme, and it’s inappropriate in this setting,” Kelly said, condemning the assertion that Trump bore responsibility for Kirk’s murder.

The exchange grew sharper when the student asked if it was acceptable for Trump to “incite violence against liberals.”

Kelly pointed to Trump’s joking tone at the memorial, arguing the president had every right to loathe his enemies after years of prosecution attempts, lawsuits, and what she described as attempts on his life.

“And by the way, Trump has every right to loathe his enemies. They tried to put him in jail for the rest of his life,” Kelly declared.

“Tried to bankrupt him. Tried to put his family in jail. And they tried to kill him,”

Ultimately, the student stormed off as Kelly maintained her ground, calling his points hollow and disconnected from the reality of Robinson’s alleged leftist motives.

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