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JD Vance calls 'attacks' on Erika Kirk amid grief over Charlie Kirk's shooting death 'disgraceful'

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April 14, 2026

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Erika Kirk was scheduled to attend a Turning Point USA event with Vice President JD Vance, but threats kept her away from being able to attend the event, organizers said.

Addressing her absence less than a year after her husband Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, Vance called out "attacks" on her amid perceptions and reactions to her grief in public.

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