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Vice President JD Vance took the mic on Monday to host The Charlie Kirk Show , just five days after the 31-year-old right-wing activist was shot and killed in Utah.

The two-hour livestream , with Vance at the helm, marked a striking reminder of how the White House viewed Kirk, both as a leader in the young conservative space and as a behind-the-scenes political player who they said helped shape President Trump's second term in office.

"The last several days have been extremely hard for our country," Vance said at the start of the broadcast. "The thing is, every single person in this building, we owe something to Charlie."

It featured appearances from several key Trump administration officials, including White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, D

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