As so many of us mourn the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk, news has broken that his friend—the vice president of the United States, JD Vance—will take over hosting duties Monday morning and try to fill the gaping hole left by Charlie’s loss.

“Please join me as I pay tribute to my friend,” the VP wrote:

Tomorrow, I will have the honor of hosting the Charlie Kirk Show. Please join me as I pay tribute to my friend.

12:00PM ET pic.twitter.com/eSMpx8xE3X

— JD Vance (@JDVance) September 15, 2025

Vance had also eulogized his compatriot in a long, moving post to social media after the senseless killing.

A while ago, probably in 2017, I appeared on Tucker Carlson’s Fox show to talk about God knows what. Afterwards a name I barely knew sent me a DM on twitter and told me I did a great job. It was Charlie Kirk, and that moment of kindness began a friendship that lasted until today.…

— JD Vance (@JDVance) September 11, 2025

While it’s a long post, and you should click on it to read the whole thing, he movingly wrote:

I was in a meeting in the West Wing when those group chats started lighting up with people telling Charlie they were praying for him. And that’s how I learned the news that my friend had been shot. I prayed a lot over the next hour, as first good news and then bad trickled in.

God didn’t answer those prayers, and that’s OK. He had other plans. And now that Charlie is in heaven, I’ll ask him to talk to big man directly on behalf of his family, his friends, and the country he loved so dearly.

You ran a good race, my friend.

We’ve got it from here.

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They had become friends even before the now VP was chosen by Trump.

Vance and Kirk were close friends for many years – long before the now-VP was even involved in politics.

He noted that Kirk was one of the first people he reached out to when he decided to run for the US Senate in 2021, and that Kirk helped connect him with others who could help shape his campaign – including Donald Trump Jr.

He added that Kirk was one of his most dedicated advocates over the years, and even guided Trump’s VP selection until they landed on Vance.

🚨 BREAKING: Vice President JD VANCE is hosting the CHARLIE KIRK SHOW tomorrow, at noon, to pay tribute to his friend.

Absolutely historic. pic.twitter.com/qvhux1hbzO

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 15, 2025

The show will be available on a number of platforms Monday; check and/or here Rumble.com/CharlieKirk to find out how you can tune in.

Vigils continue across the globe as the ramifications of this atrocity sink in. But as Charlie’s memory, his wife Erika, JD Vance, and so many others are proving, his vision and his passion will not be in vain.

He will be remembered.

I am in tears. Vice President JD Vance is carrying Charlie Kirk bringing him home on Air Force Two

Charlie Kirk is a true hero to America

I will never forget this 🙏 pic.twitter.com/NwE05wmcq9

— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) September 11, 2025