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On Thursday night, Erika Kirk addressed a crowd of students at the University of Mississippi.

Before bringing Vice President J.D. Vance onto the stage, the Turning Point USA CEO opened up about her feelings seven weeks after the murder of her husband, Charlie Kirk .

“You guys have no idea how helpful it is to have all of you in my life … you make me feel even more connected to my husband,” Erika told the crowd at one point, adding:

“He didn’t leave us empty-handed. He built a machine. And all of you are a part of that.”

Erika Kirk takes the stage with J.D. Vance

After a speech of nearly an hour, Kirk introduced Vance. And her comments about the vice president have received a fair amount of criticism.

“When our team asked my dear friend, Vice President

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