JD Vance pens heartfelt tribute to Charlie Kirk after assassination: ‘You ran a good race, my friend’
Vice President JD Vance shared a deeply personal remembrance of conservative activist Charlie Kirk who was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University In a lengthy post on X Vance honored his late friend as a man of courage faith and profound loyalty Kirk the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA was a close confidant of Vance s both personally and politically Their friendship stretched from early skepticism about Donald Trump in to the heights of the campaign trail Vance s candid social media reflection gave a rare glimpse into Kirk s influence not only on the conservative movement but also on the very formation of the Trump-Vance club Charlie was fascinated by ideas and constantly willing to learn and change his mind wrote the Vice President Like me he was skeptical of Donald Trump in Like me he came to see President Trump as the only figure capable of moving American politics away from the globalism that had dominated for our entire lives VIGILS HELD ACROSS US AFTER ASSASSINATION OF CHARLIE KIRK 'WE MUST HEAL' Charlie was one of the first people I called when I thought about running for senate in early We talked through everything from the strategy to the fundraising to the grassroots of the movement he knew so well He introduced me to particular of the people who would run my campaign and also to Donald Trump Jr Kirk a longtime advocate for young people in the conservative movement was described by Vance as pivotal to President Trump's decision-making process in his selection as running mate in When I became the VP nominee something Charlie advocated for both in residents and private Charlie was there for me Charlie was constantly calling and texting checking on our family and offering guidance and prayers Vance added KAI TRUMP REACTS TO DEATH OF 'CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND' CHARLIE KIRK AFTER UTAH CAMPUS SHOOTINGHe also highlighted the father-of-two's strong faith in Christ saying Charlie genuinely thought in and loved Jesus Christ He had a profound faith We used to argue about Catholicism and Protestantism and who was right about minor doctrinal questions Because he loved God he longed to understand him His true friendship and loyalty were valued by Vance with the Vice President recalling Kirk as a true friend The kind of guy you could say something to and know it would dependably stay with him Vance also credited Kirk with helping power the Trump movement in noting that so much of the success we ve had in this administration traces directly to Charlie s ability to organize and convene After reports came out Wednesday afternoon the Vice President mentioned he spoke with President Trump about Kirk candidly I was talking to President Trump in the Oval Office this day and he reported I know he was a very good friend of yours I nodded silently and President Trump observed that Charlie really loved his family disclosed Vance The president was right I was in a meeting in the West Wing when those group chats started lighting up with people telling Charlie they were praying for him And that s how I learned the news that my friend had been shot recalled Vance 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 CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP You ran a good race my friend We've got it from here Vance concluded In a resurfaced video Kirk once stated he wished to be remembered for courage for my faith For those now mourning that legacy is exactly how he will be remembered
