Vice President Vance and Donald Trump Jr. are planning to bolster Turning Point USA — the conservative group co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk — by appearing at its events in the coming months, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The move further solidifies Vance's alliance with an organization that focuses on young voters ahead of what's widely expected to be the vice president's run for the White House in 2028.
Zoom out: Vance and Donald Trump Jr. were close to Kirk, who was assassinated Sept. 10 in Utah. • Vance — who has credited Kirk with helping him land the vice presidential nomination last year — accompanied Kirk's widow, Erika, on Air Force Two to take the conservative activist's remains to the Kirks' hometown of Phoenix. • A few days later the vice president guest-hosted K