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The Hey, everybody. J.D. Vance here, live from my office in the White House complex and filling in for somebody who cannot be filled in for, but I'm going to try to do my best, my dear friend,

the great Charlie Kirk. The last several days have been extremely hard for our country. They've

been hard for me, hard for my family, hard for the countless people in this building who knew

and loved Charlie Kirk. And of course, they've been hardest most of all for his

darling wife, Erica, and their two beautiful children. The thing is, every single person into this

building, we owe something to Charlie. He was a joyful warrior for our country. He loved America.

He devoted himself tirelessly to making our country a better place.

He was a critical part of getting Donald Trump elected as president, getting me elected as vice president.

And so much of our success over the last seven months is due to his efforts, his staffing, his support, and his friendship.

I don't think that I'm alone in saying that Charlie was the smartest political operative I ever met. Everyone knew him as this fearless debate

or this guy who would take the conservative message into hostile places and inspire younger

generations to have courage. 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. When they were afraid

to speak their minds, when they were afraid of 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.

Charlie was a visionary.

He was a luminary.

He brought together people.

He didn't just teach people how to speak.

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