"Trump apologised to Kirk and his widow for "disagreeing" with them when it comes to dealing with political foes. "He did not hate his opponents - he wanted the best for them," Trump said of Kirk. "That's where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponents, and I don't want the best for them. I'm sorry," Trump added. "I am sorry, Erika.""
"Before Trump took to the stage, Erika Kirk fought back tears as she said she forgave the shooter who killed her husband on September 10. "My husband, he wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life," she began. "That man, that young man, I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did and it is what Charlie would do." "The answer to hate is not hate," the widow added. "The answer we know from the gospel is love and always love, love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.""
"During the president's tribute to Kirk, he also segued into claiming his administration has "found an answer to autism". "It was Charlie who helped unite MAGA. And you know what MAHA is, that's right. Make America Healthy Again," Trump said, before touting a White House press conference scheduled for Monday. "I think you're going to find it to be amazing. I think we found an answer to autism. How about that autism?" Trump said. "Tomorrow, we're going to be talking in the Oval Office in the White House about autism, how it happens. So we won't let it happen any more.""
The president spoke at a public memorial for Charlie Kirk and apologized to the widow for disagreeing about how to treat political opponents. The president said Kirk did not hate his opponents and contrasted that with his own admission that he hates his opponents and does not want the best for them, then apologized to Erika. Erika Kirk forgave the shooter, invoked Christ and Charlie's example, and urged that the answer to hate is love. The president also shifted to claiming his administration has found an answer to autism and announced a related White House discussion.
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