As new details about the investigation into Charlie Kirk's killing emerged, Vice President JD Vance hosted the conservative commentator's podcast and celebrated his life with other leading figures in the Trump administration.
Vance called Kirk, who was fatally shot during a campus event in Utah last week, a “visionary” and a “luminary” who created a “whole social network for an entire generation of young people.” Guests on the podcast included Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
“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," Vance said.
The vice president's remarks come as FBI Director Kash Patel revealed new details from the investigation, saying in an appearance on Fox News that the suspect's DNA was found on items near the murder scene and that the alleged shooter wrote messages about a plan to "take out" the conservative activist.
Federal agents matched 22-year-old Tyler Robinson's DNA to a screwdriver found on a roof at Utah Valley University and a towel that was wrapped around the rifle police believe was used in the attack on Sept. 10, Patel said on "Fox & Friends."
