Vice President JD Vance revealed that on Monday he will be stepping in to host “The Charlie Kirk Show” live from the White House, saying he wanted to “pay tribute” to his fallen friend.
The broadcast is scheduled to go on the air at noon, just days after Kirk was gunned down while appearing on a college campus in Utah.
Vance and Kirk had shared a deep friendship stretching back many years, long before Vance had ever entered the political arena.
In a heartfelt letter addressed to Kirk that was released following his murder at Utah Valley University, Vance recounted memories of their relationship.
He recalled how Kirk was one of the very first people he confided in when he chose to run for the U.S. Senate in 2021, and how Kirk played a pivotal role in connecting him with influential figures such as Donald Trump Jr. who helped build his campaign.
Vance also wrote that Kirk had remained one of his most loyal allies throughout his career, and had even influenced the process that eventually led to Vance being chosen as Trump’s running mate.
News of Kirk’s shooting reached the vice president in the middle of a West Wing meeting through a flurry of text messages. Some of the group chats included Kirk himself, while many others poured in expressing that they were praying for him.
“God didn’t answer those prayers, and that’s OK. He had other plans. And now that Charlie is in heaven, I’ll ask him to talk to big man directly on behalf of his family, his friends, and the country he loved so dearly,” Vance wrote.
Vance then accompanied Kirk’s remains as they were brought back from Utah to his home state of Arizona.
{Matzav.com}
