US Edition‘No One Will Ever Replace My Husband, but…’: Erika Compares Late Charlie Kirk to JD Vance, Emotional Speech Goes Viral
JD Vance hosted Charlie Kirk’s podcast after his death; the hug with Charlie’s widow Erika Kirk reflected shared grief and close ties, experts say.
- On October 29, 2025, Vice President JD Vance joined Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, at a Turning Point USA event and they tightly embraced as she introduced him.
- After Charlie Kirk's death in September 2025, JD Vance stepped in to host the late host's podcast, while Erika Kirk said, `No one will ever replace my husband` but noted `some similarities of my husband in JD.`
- At the podium, attendees focused on Erika Kirk's black leather pants, her hands in Vice President JD Vance's hair, and Judi James said, `Erika approaches Vance with her arms held out higher for her hug... almost like a child seeking a comfort hug`.
- Media outlets retracted and fact-checked coverage as divorce rumors about JD Vance and Usha Vance grew, with the Associated Press retracting an article and Snopes declaring the story untrue despite online commenters' jokes.
- Erika's public reflections on grief provide context for the emotional exchange, as she wrote about the whiplash of grief following her husband's death, shaping public perception of JD Vance, Vice President.
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The guest of honor at the Turning Point USA event, founded by the recently murdered Charlie Kirk, was US Vice President J. D. Vance. But what resonated more than his speech was his incredibly close embrace with Kirk's widow, Erika.
‘No one will ever replace my husband, but…’: Erika compares late Charlie Kirk to JD Vance, emotional speech goes viral
At a Turning Point USA event in Mississippi, Erika Kirk delivered an emotional tribute to her late husband Charlie Kirk, drawing parallels with Vice President JD Vance.
Erika Kirk and Vice President JD Vance Causes Internet Uproar With Turning Point USA Event Hug
Erika Krik and Vice President JD Vance caused some eyebrows to raise and the Internet to stir over a hug that many believed was intimate. While at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi on Oct. 29, Vance was introduced as the guest of honor. Kirk, who is the widow of recently assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, announced the Vice President. “When our team asked my dear friend, Vice President JD Vance, to spea…
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