“I forgive him..”

She spoke tenderly of his life’s work:

“He left this world without regret. He did 100 percent of what he could every day. But I want you to know something: Charlie died with incomplete work, but not with unfinished business.”

Then came another moment that stunned the crowd: she announced she had forgiven the man accused of murdering her husband, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.

“I forgive him because it is what Christ did. Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do.”

Through tears, Erika declared that Charlie’s mission would not end with him. She announced she would step into his role as CEO and chairwoman of Turning Point USA, vowing to carry the torch: