JD Vance Credits Charlie Kirk for Pivotal Role in His Political Journey
By Jack Davis | Western Journal
The man is gone, but the fire he lit still burns.
So wrote Vice President J.D. Vance in a post on X as he reached back into his years of friendship with conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was gunned down in Utah on Wednesday while trying to pass on the fire of conservatism to a new generation.
Vance initially offered a prayer when news of Kirk’s death broke, writing on X, “Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord.”
Later, he reflected on the long journey he made from the edges of politics to its core, walking with Kirk every step of the way.
“A while ago, probably in 2017, I appeared on Tucker Carlson’s Fox show to talk about God knows what. Afterwards a name I barely knew sent me a DM on twitter and told me I did a great job. It was Charlie Ki...