Internet erupts after Donald Trump and Elon Musk reunite at Charlie Kirk memorial
US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have reunited at Charlie Kirk’s memorial following a months-long feud between the two.
On Sunday, the former friends were seen sitting together and shaking hands during Kirk’s funeral service in Glendale, Arizona.
Musk and Trump’s Sunday catch-up was the first time the two had a public interaction together since their fallout earlier this year.
The Tesla CEO was first seen sitting alone at Kirk’s memorial service in the State Farm Stadium as roughly 78,000 mourners entered.
In a video posted to social media, Musk approached Trump before the president extended his arm, and the two men shook hands.
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Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Secretary Pete Hedgeson.
What a powerful moment, Rita. We're just catching the closing stages now of this public memorial for Charlie Kirk.
And no one can quite possibly imagine the difficulty that Erica Kirk is experiencing right now.
And she's became her husband's killer.
That is the collective gasp from the 60,000 people who are here.
What did you think of that?
It was the most powerful speech, moving.
Everyone had tears in their eyes.
Just her strength getting through that speech.
And then to get to the point where she forgave her husband's killer.
Service, to have Chris, to Charlie, I'm lost for words.
It has been such an incredible service.
It's time to file out now.
It was an extraordinary public memorial here with at least 60,000 people who were here today
watching what has been quite a remarkable event.
So rare, in fact, that you not only had the US President here, but you had the Vice President,
top levels of his cabinet as well, which just goes to show how significant this was.
New York Post is reporting there's 200,000 people in the stadium and around the stadium for this service.
So I think it has taken everybody by surprise, just the depth of feeling, the impact Charlie had.
And the mood of this service from start to finish was one about faith,
it was about family, it was about freedom, loving America.
It was all the values that Charlie espoused.
And I think the way it ended, that was particularly poignant.
And I don't think anyone who saw that will ever forget it.
Just a beautiful image at the end there of Erica and the US President Donald Trump together.
I mean, it's only 11 days ago that she lost her husband.
The father of her children, her son and her daughter were lost as well.
And there she was today, forgiving her husband's killer because she said that's what Jesus would do.
That's what Charlie would have wanted her to do.
Let's just run it back because it is the moment of the day.
So let's just remind our viewers of it in case they missed it earlier.
This is the moment that Erica Kirk forgave Charlie Kirk's killer.
On the cross, our Savior said,
Father, forgive them for they not know what they do.
That man, I forgive him.
And so, I mean, that just gives you goosebumps.
I don't think there was a dry eye in the house there.
And I was sitting here with you and you could hear a collective gasp from the 60,000 people here.
And you're so right.
Just about everywhere you look, people were in tears.
From start to finish, her speech was so impactful.
She struggled to start the speech.
She struggled to even get to the podium.
She stopped a few times.
She was in prayer.
She seemed to be asking for strength to be able to do what she needed to do.
And she found that strength and delivered a remarkable speech.
I think it's one of the most astonishing speeches I've ever heard.
The grace, the strength it took to do that, it blows my mind.
And she's vowed to carry on with Turning Point USA.
She's vowed to carry on with the debates at college campuses.
And she says it's going to be bigger and better than ever.
Rita, thank you so much for helping us out today.
Really appreciate it.
Your coverage is going to continue.
Folks, our coverage is going to continue.
But we're going to take a break now and be back with Laura Jays with AM Agenda next.