JD Vance hosting ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ days after assassination: ‘Tribute to my friend’

Vice President JD Vance announced that he will be hosting “The Charlie Kirk Show” from the White House Monday to “pay tribute” to his slain friend.

The eponymous show will air at noon less than a week after Kirk was assassinated during a college campus visit in Utah.

Vance and Kirk were close friends for many years – long before the now-VP was even involved in politics.

In a letter penned to Kirk that was shared after he was shot and killed at Utah Valley University, Vance reflected on their time together.

He noted that Kirk was one of the first people he reached out to when he decided to run for the US Senate in 2021, and that Kirk helped connect him with others who could help shape his campaign – including Donald Trump Jr.

He added that Kirk was one of his most dedicated advocates over the years, and even guided Trump’s VP selection until they landed on Vance.

The vice president learned that Kirk had been shot over text during a meeting in the West Wing. Some of those messages were in groups where Kirk was included, and many were reaching out to let him know 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 accompanied Kirk’s body during the transport from Utah to his home state, Arizona.