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Vice President Vance Hosts The Charlie Kirk Show in Tribute

September 15, 2025 · The White House · 0:02:16

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What happened

Vice President JD Vance opened The Charlie Kirk Show from his office in the White House complex, saying he was filling in for somebody who cannot be filled in for — his dear friend, the great Charlie Kirk. He said the days since Kirk’s death had been extremely hard for the country, for his family, and for the countless people in the building who knew and loved Kirk — and hardest of all for Kirk’s wife Erica and their two children.

Vance said every person in the building owes something to Charlie: he called him a joyful warrior who loved America, devoted himself tirelessly to making the country better, and was a critical part of getting Donald Trump elected president and Vance elected vice president, with much of the administration’s success over the prior seven months owed to Kirk’s efforts, staffing, support, and friendship.

He called Kirk the smartest political operative he ever met and a fearless debater who took the conservative message into hostile places. Vance said Kirk gave young Americans courage to speak their minds on campus and built more than an audience — a whole social network for a generation, where people met their spouses and closest friends at Turning Point USA events.

Why it matters

The Vice President guest-hosting the slain activist’s program from the White House is an institutional tribute that underscores Kirk’s role, as the administration describes it, in building the movement that elected and staffed it.

Sources: The White House, “VP Vance Hosts The Charlie Kirk Show”, 2025-09-15 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-09-15). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.