Kirk’s widow endorses Vance as MAGA infighting rages

Erika Kirk told a Turning Point USA conference that she would work to elect JD Vance president in 2028, at an event in which MAGA divisions were on full display.

December 19, 2025 at 2:05 a.m. EST Today at 2:05 a.m. EST
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Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, speaks Tuesday in Phoenix at AmericaFest, the organization's first summit since the death of Charlie Kirk. (Cheney Orr/Reuters)

By Hannah Knowles and Natalie Allison

PHOENIX — Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, said Thursday the group her husband founded would work to elect JD Vance president in 2028 as infighting over the future of the GOP took center stage.

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