US EditionVice President JD Vance rallies conservatives, honors Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA convention
JD Vance honored Charlie Kirk’s legacy and urged conservatives to unite around Christianity and America First, addressing 30,000 attendees at Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest.
- On Sunday, Vice President J.D. Vance said `If you love America, you’re welcome in the movement,` and declined to condemn antisemitism dividing the Republican Party at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest conference, Phoenix.
- This year, Turning Point's first major event since Charlie Kirk's death showed a leadership vacuum and factional splits among populist, nationalist and traditional conservative factions.
- Panels intended as tributes instead turned into disputes over foreign policy and far-right figures, as Ben Shapiro denounced `charlatans who claim to speak in the name of principle` and Tucker Carlson called talk of a Republican `civil war` `totally fake`.
- Turning Point formally backed J.D. Vance for president, and Erika Kirk said Thursday the group wanted Vance elected for 48 despite divisions risking donor alienation.
- But the four-day gathering foreshadowed the treacherous political waters that J.D. Vance and other Republican presidential hopefuls will need to navigate in the coming years, while AmericaFest has historically served as a launching pad for conservative messaging ahead of election cycles.
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The American vice president also spoke at a right-wing event about not condemning the racist, extremist wing of his party.
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Vice President JD Vance used a Sunday appearance at Turning Point's AmericaFest in Phoenix to urge members of the pro-Trump movement to stop attacking each other and concentrate on defeating Democrats. Vance told thousands of attendees that President Trump built his political base by welcoming supporters rather than applying "self-defeating...
Vance Refuses to Take Sides in G.O.P. Fight Over Bigotry
The bitter infighting over antisemitism, free speech and bigotry during Turning Point USA’s annual national conference not only exposed fissures in President Trump’s movement but also laid bare a challenge for his potential successor. How would his likely heir apparent handle an explosive debate among Republicans over whether extremists and conspiracy theorists should be embraced or excluded from the conservative coalition? On Sunday, Vice Presi…
JD Vance called for the unity of the Republican Party at the first conference in Turning Point USA since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In the face of the mid-term elections of 2026, the vice president recalled the legacy of his friend Kirk and affirmed that the GOP must push Donald Trump's agenda forward and not waste time on "cancelating each other." Read more]]>
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