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The Editors

Episode 810: Erika Kirk's Powerful Moment

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Politics, Charles C. W. Cooke, Conservatism, Conservative, Policy, Government, News, Jim Geraghty, Rich Lowry, Michael Brendan Dougherty, Current Events, Noah Rothman, Madeleine Kearns, Society & Culture, Public Policy, National Review

4.44.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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0:00.0

Erica Kirk forgives her husband's killer and Trump gives Pam Bondi her marching orders.

0:21.5

We'll discuss all this and more.

0:23.3

On this edition of the editors, I'm Rich Laurine. I'm doing, as always, by the right honorable Charles C.W. C. Audrey, the reporter, Falberg, and the good neighbor. Noah Rothman, you are, of course, listening to a National Review podcast or sponsor this episode. as donors trust, more about them and due course.

0:37.2

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0:48.9

please forget I said anything so Audrey extraordinary event out there in Arizona Stadium, football

0:59.0

stadium packed to the Gills overflow crowd, four hour or so or maybe more memorial service,

1:08.0

the emotional high point of which was Erica Kirk going on stage,

1:14.3

giving a very emotional, moving speech, and saying with some difficulty, because forgiveness

1:19.4

is not easy, but I believe saying only through the grace of God, that she forgives that

1:26.4

young man who murdered her husband.

1:30.3

Yeah, I mean, that was an extraordinary moment for her.

1:34.2

You know, it's been just such a world win for this poor woman who lost her husband.

1:39.8

She has two young children.

1:41.9

And just after that, to have to get the moral courage, not to just get on that stage and

1:47.6

speak in front of tens of thousands of people, but also, you know, have that clearly

1:53.9

faith-driven ability to forgive her husband's assassin.

1:58.3

So clearly she really met the moment.

2:00.3

And, you know, again, beyond that,

2:02.1

also stepping into the role of becoming CEO of Turning Point, I think, is a great thing for the

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