"For Charlie!" — JD Vance Remembers His Friend
The Charlie Kirk Show
Charlie Kirk
4.5 • 44.1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Vice President JD Vance was one of Charlie's closest friends and may have known him better than anyone else in Washington. In his speech at Charlie's memorial service, Vance explains how Charlie's belief in the Gospel turned him into a great leader, a great visionary, and a great American. He talks about how Charlie's example has inspired Vance to speak more about Christ in the past two weeks than in his entire life previously. Most of all, he speaks to how Charlie's death will only make his life, words, and faith endure forever.
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| 0:00.0 | I can be with my head |
| 0:07.0 | with my head |
| 0:10.0 | and my death |
| 0:12.0 | away |
| 0:13.0 | with his |
| 0:18.0 | faithfulness Ladies and gentlemen of the United States of America, J.D. Vance. |
| 0:33.8 | Thank you all so much. Thank you all so much, you know. You know, I can't help but think that they tried to silence my friend Charlie Kirk. |
| 1:36.4 | They tried to silence our dear friend Charlie Kirk. |
| 1:40.3 | And today, tonight, we speak with Charlie and for Charlie louder than ever. |
| 1:55.8 | The evil murderer who took Charlie from us expected us to have a funeral today, and instead, my friends, |
| 2:04.3 | we have had a revival in celebration of Charlie Kirk and of his Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 2:17.3 | We gather here in this stadium. We gather here in this stadium, in the hot Arizona sun shielded. |
| 2:25.0 | In a great shining city, our fathers raised out of the desert. |
| 2:30.7 | And from this desert, Charlie Kirk built a movement. |
| 2:36.2 | He transformed the face of conservatism in our own time, and in doing so he changed the course of American history. |
| 2:45.7 | To rising generations across this country, Charlie exemplified kindness, courage, and a commitment to open |
| 2:54.5 | debate. And he was a great debater, and we loved him for it. But Charlie loved debate not because |
| 3:01.5 | he excelled at it, but because it was the vehicle for bringing the light of truth to dark places, and Charlie Kirk |
| 3:09.5 | brought many truths in his life. |
| 3:17.6 | Charlie brought the truth that young people deserve to stake in the future and that |
| 3:23.1 | they deserve to have a voice. |
| 3:27.0 | He brought the truth that marriage and family were the highest callings, far more important |
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