PHOENIX, ARIZONA — At Charlie Kirk’s memorial, his widow Erika Kirk called for forgiveness and grace while President Donald Trump urged vengeance against political enemies; two starkly different visions now loom over the MAGA movement.

Erika grounded her remarks in faith but moved quickly to the heart of her message: forgiveness. She said Charlie had devoted his life to reaching “the lost boys of the West, the young men who feel like they have no direction,” including, she added pointedly, the one who killed him. “He wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life,” she said.