Karoline Leavitt wriggled through a contorted defense of President Donald Trump’s brazen declaration that he hates his opponents.

While Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika used Sunday’s memorial service to forgive her husband’s killer and celebrate the late right-wing activist’s efforts to foster dialogue across the political spectrum, the president struck a markedly different tone.

“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,” Trump said during his meandering speech at Arizona’s State Farm Stadium.

“How does that square with bringing down the temperature of political violence in this country?” a reporter asked Leavitt of Trump’s comment during her press briefing Monday.

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