That contradiction was loud. While Erica Kirk stood at the pulpit pleading, “Do not hate. Do not retaliate. Let love be louder,” Trump’s statement outside the funeral—calling Kirk a “patriot murdered by leftist thugs” and blaming “Biden’s America”—was a hijack in real time. Not just of the moment, but of the moral center.

Erica called for healing. Trump called for vengeance. She asked for silence. He brought a megaphone. She honored her son’s life. He weaponized his death.

It wasn’t just selfish—it was a rupture. A direct contradiction to the family’s plea for peace. If this needs dramatization for ensemble delivery, the scene builds itself: Erica’s voice layered with Trump’s soundbite, the crowd torn between grief and propaganda, and the missing bridge—accountability.

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