Tim Allen Says Erika Kirk’s Forgiveness Inspired Him to Forgive His Father’s Killer
Tim Allen is opening up about how Erika Kirk’s memorial speech “deeply affected” him.
On Thursday, Allen shared on X that he was moved by Kirk’s decision to forgive the man accused of killing her husband, Charlie Kirk—a gesture of forgiveness that had long eluded him.
“When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband—‘That man … that young man … I forgive him’—that moment deeply affected me,” Allen wrote.
“I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: ‘I forgive the man who killed my father.’ Peace be with you all.”
Allen’s father died in 1964 when Allen was 11 after a drunk driver collided with his vehicle.
At Charlie Kirk’s memorial service on Sunday, Erika publicly forgave Tyler Robinson, 22, who is accused of the killing.
“Charlie wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life,” she said. “Our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.’ That young man … I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it’s what Charlie would do.”
Tim Allen said Erika Kirk’s memorial speech “deeply affected” him.
Tim Allen Says Erika Kirk’s Forgiveness Inspired Him to Forgive His Father’s Killer
Tim Allen is opening up about how Erika Kirk’s memorial speech “deeply affected” him.
On Thursday, Allen shared on X that he was moved by Kirk’s decision to forgive the man accused of killing her husband, Charlie Kirk—a gesture of forgiveness that had long eluded him.
“When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband—‘That man … that young man … I forgive him’—that moment deeply affected me,” Allen wrote.
“I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: ‘I forgive the man who killed my father.’ Peace be with you all.”
Allen’s father died in 1964 when Allen was 11 after a drunk driver collided with his vehicle.
Erika Kirk spoke at a memorial for her husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk, on Sept. 21, 2025. Charlie had been assassinated at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 in Orem, Utah.
At the memorial, Erika publicly forgave Tyler Robinson, 22, who is accused of killing Charlie. Robinson faces several charges, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child.
“Charlie wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life,” Erika said. “Our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.’ That young man … I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it’s what Charlie would do.”
