(LifeSiteNews) — During a special tribute episode of “The Charlie Kirk Show” hosted by Vice President J.D. Vance, a close friend of the recently assassinated conservative influencer, Vance promised that Kirk’s efforts to reach young people would continue.
In the opening monologue of the special edition of “The Charlie Kirk Show” on Real America’s Voice, Vance, while discussing how we can live out Kirk’s legacy, committed to making sure the next generation of Americans feels confident and courageous enough to speak the truth, as Kirk had inspired countless young people to do during his life. Kirk, the co-founder of campus outreach group Turning Point USA, was fatally shot last week while speaking at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.
“It’s important, and Erika (Kirk) asked me this, to make sure that his movement, the movement that Charlie started, has to keep going, we have to build upon it, we have to add to it,” Vance said. “We have to make sure that the next generation of young people feels confident and courageous to speak their mind and to speak the truth.”
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A bit earlier in his monologue, Vance delved into Kirk’s activism and how his work had inspired the younger generations to speak boldly on college campuses and beyond.
“One thing that’s hit a lot of those young Americans over the last week was how Charlie was there for them when others were not,” he said. “When they were afraid to speak their minds, when they were afraid what a professor would say, when they were afraid that they would be shouted down by their peers, Charlie was there showing them that they could be courageous and that they could be bold.”
Indeed, Kirk, an evangelical Christian, was extraordinarily influential both politically and culturally. He had been credited with helping Donald Trump and Vance secure their 2024 election victory as well as helping convince Trump to choose Vance as his vice presidential nominee. He was also known for respectfully engaging students on campuses across the country about a wide variety of issues, including abortion, Christianity, and the Constitution.
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Towards the end of the episode (viewable in the above link from 1:57:09-1:57:52), Vance, a Catholic convert, underscored that the only way to honor Kirk is to tell the truth and highlighted that the most important truth that Kirk proclaimed was the Christian faith. Vance then recited part of the Nicene Creed:
Now the most important truth is this: That long ago a Man, begotten not made, came down from Heaven and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate, and suffered death, and was buried, and rose again on the third day. Charlie believed, as I do, that all the truth he told flowed from that fundamental principle.
“Have faith in the Lord, be bold, and glorify Him.”@JDVance just encouraged THOUSANDS of people to follow Jesus!
Charlie Kirk will be remembered as the courageous Christian that he wanted to be known for. pic.twitter.com/azADBMAKgF
— LifeSiteNews (@LifeSite) September 15, 2025
Following Kirk’s untimely murder, the White House had sent Vance and his family to comfort Kirk’s family in Salt Lake City and allowed the use of Air Force Two to transport his casket. Trump also announced he will posthumously award the conservative activist with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the nation’s highest civilian honors.
Kirk’s suspected murderer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was apprehended by authorities after they had detained, interviewed, and released two individuals who turned out not to be involved. Several outlets have reported based on a leaked law enforcement memo that the ammunition the killer left behind was inscribed with messages relating to “transgender and anti-fascist ideology.”
Robinson has been in a relationship with another man who is “transitioning from male to female,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox confirmed on Sunday.
