President Donald Trump should heed the bold, brave message of faith, hope and forgiveness Erika Kirk delivered Sunday.
It was one of the best American speeches of this century — and points the nation to a better way, one it desperately needs.
As Erika said, the answer to hate is not hate.
Erika Kirk speaking at her late husband Charlie Kirk’s funeral on Sept. 21, 2025. Aristide Economopoulos
And for Trump it risks dragging his administration and the whole country down.
Justified anger at the poisonous left and the toxic media — and at all the deceptions and abuses of power involved in trying to take Trump down these last 10 years — doesn’t mean fighting fire with fire should be the only answer.
In particular, clamping down on free speech is not the way.
Attorney General Pam Bondi