Sept. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance hosted a two-hour episode of "The Charlie Kirk Show" Monday from the White House to honor his friend who was assassinated on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
Vance, a longtime friend of Kirk's, paid tribute to Kirk, 31, with several right-wing guests who supported the hard-right activist. He also quoted Bible verses and recited a prayer.
Vance began "The Charlie Kirk Show" by expressing how the last several days "have been hard" for him, his family and the country.
"The thing is, every single person in this building [the White House], we owe something to Charlie," Vance said. "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."
Along with support for his fallen friend, Vance also raged at a woman he called a "hack" writer for The Nation, whom Vance said had "danced on" Kirk's grave. He meant writer Elizabeth Spiers who wrote an article about why Kirk doesn't deserve mourning.
