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Tim Allen Says Erika Kirk’s Eulogy Led Him to Forgive His Father’s Killer

The actor’s statement underscores how her public act of forgiveness has rippled beyond politics into personal reckonings.

Overview

  • In a post on X on Thursday, Tim Allen wrote that he now forgives the drunk driver who killed his father in 1964 after hearing Erika Kirk’s memorial remarks.
  • At the Sept. 21 service in Glendale, Erika Kirk said she forgives 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, the man charged in Charlie Kirk’s killing, citing her Christian faith.
  • Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on Sept. 10 during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University; Robinson was arrested and faces aggravated murder and related charges.
  • Prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty in the case as preparations for a capital prosecution continue.
  • Erika Kirk has assumed leadership of Turning Point USA and told listeners on her husband’s show Friday that the organization and program will continue using his platforms.