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Vice President JD Vance remembered conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a "true friend" following his fatal shooting.

Kirk was an early supporter of Vance's political career and introduced him to Donald Trump Jr.

Vice President JD Vance reflected on his life-shaping friendship with Charlie Kirk on X hours after the conservative activist was fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University.

Vance called Kirk, 31, "a true friend," and revealed how Kirk had supported and helped mold his political career for years.

Kirk, a close political ally of President Donald Trump, was an early supporter of Vance. They first connected through social media in 2017, and Vance said Kirk was one of the first people he called when he considered a run in Ohio for U.S. Senate

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