The vice president also guest-hosted the Charlie Kirk show on Monday.
A large crowd of people attended the vigil held for Charlie Kirk at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, beginning the gathering with worship songs. Those who spoke in tribute to the assassinated Christian apologist and civil rights leader included House Speaker Mike Johnson, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Representatives Anna Paulina Luna and Andy Biggs.
“What he was trying to do was to bring people back from the abyss. Not just to save a country, but to save souls. That’s what Charlie Kirk was about,” Speaker Johnson stated. “I think Charlie Kirk offered more productive content to the free marketplace of ideas than anyone in this generation and, arguably, in the last 100 years of U.S. history.”
“Charlie was killed on Sept. 10. On Sept. 11, we observed the 24th anniversary of the Islamist terrorist attack on our country, 24 years ago,“ said DNI Gabbard. “And these events have something in common: they were both carried out by those who hold on to ideologies that cannot stand up to scrutiny and challenge, so they feel like the only recourse is to commit an act of violence to silence those who oppose them, and to intimidate and terrorize others into silence.”
On Monday, Vice President JD Vance, a close friend of the commentator, hosted the Charlie Kirk Show from the West Wing of the White House. Administration officials who spoke with the vice president included Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Press Secretary Leavitt, HHS Secretary Kennedy, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller. They commended the impact Charlie Kirk had on the campaign of President Trump in 2024 and the formation of the president’s administration.
The vice president concluded the show by calling out the rhetoric of those who encourage hatred and violence in opposition to political ideas. He also highlighted Charlie Kirk’s faith when saying, “Charlie was asked about how he’d want to be remembered if he died. His answer? ‘I want to be remembered for courage from my faith. That would be the most important thing. The most important thing is my faith.’ And that was Charlie. And in this dark moment for our country, I think that’s the greatest lesson any of us can take from Charlie. To have faith. To have faith in the Lord and to be bold. And how we glorify Him.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For President Trump, Vice President Vance, and members of the administration as they commemorate their friend and supporter.
- For God’s comfort for Charlie Kirk’s wife, children, and extended family as they grieve his loss.
- That the Lord would work through this tragic assassination to reach the hearts and minds of Americans and bring them to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Sources: Washington Examiner, MSN, UPI News, Life Site News
