JD Vance hosts episode of 'The Charlie Kirk' show

Vice President JD Vance hosted an episode of "The Charlie Kirk" show on Monday to honor the late conservative activist, who was killed last week during a rally at a Utah university. 

"Tomorrow, I will have the honor of hosting the Charlie Kirk Show. Please join me as I pay tribute to my friend," Vance wrote in an X post Sunday night. 

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The episode aired at 12 p.m. and Vance shared a link to the Rumble where viewers could watch it.

During the episode, Vance addressed Kirk's murder saying, "We have to talk about this incredibly destructive movement of left-wing extremism that has grown up over the last few years and is part of the reason I believe Charlie was killed by an assassin’s bullet."

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller linked the assassination of Charlie Kirk to wider "domestic terror movement" on Monday, FOX News reported. 

Miller made the statement while speaking with Vance during Monday's episode. 

"The organized doxing campaigns, the organized riots, the organized street violence, the organized campaigns of dehumanization, vilification, posting people's addresses and combining that with messagings designed to incite violence and the actual organized cells that carry out and facilitate the violence. It is a vast domestic terror movement," Miller said.

Vance pays tribute to Charlie Kirk?

What they're saying:

Vice President JD Vance has paid tribute to Charlie Kirk in several posts on X, calling him "a genuinely good guy."

"Charlie was fascinated by ideas and always willing to learn and change his mind," Vance said in one X post on September 11, adding that Kirk "was one of the first people I called when I thought about running for senate in early 2021."

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"Charlie was one of the first people I called when I thought about running for senate in early 2021. We talked through everything, from the strategy to the fundraising to the grassroots of the movement he knew so well. He introduced me to some of the people who would run my campaign and also to Donald Trump Jr."

Who killed Charlie Kirk?

Dig deeper:

Police arrested a 22-year-old Utah man in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson. He was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm, and obstruction of justice charges, according to a court affidavit. A judge ordered that he be held without bail.

Who was Charlie Kirk?

The backstory:

Charlie Kirk was the founder and executive director of Turning Point USA, one of the largest national student conservative organizations in the country, according to Kirk’s LinkedIn account.

Turning Point USA is a "movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets, and limited government," Kirk’s page states.

Kirk was shot and killed on Sep. 10 during a Utah Valley University event in Orem, Utah.  Graphic video posted to social media shows Kirk on stage, sitting in a chair, talking into a microphone. A single gunshot was heard and Kirk's head thrust back as he fell. People started screaming and running away, the video shows. Kirk was on campus for the first stop of his American Comeback Tour. 

Charlie Kirk funeral

Big picture view:

Charlie Kirk’s funeral will take place Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Arizona. 

For Context:

The headquarters of Turning Point USA, Kirk’s nonprofit, are based in Phoenix. His casket was flown back to Arizona by Air Force Two earlier this week.

RELATED: Charlie Kirk's casket flown back to Arizona by Air Force 

What they're saying:

"Join us in celebrating the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Charlie Kirk, an American legend," Turning Point USA shared on social media. 

 

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