Charlie Kirk Reveals Why JD Vance Is the Perfect Vice Presidential Pick for Donald Trump
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Charlie Kirk Reveals Why JD Vance Is the Perfect Vice Presidential Pick for Donald Trump
Charlie Kirk shares his perspective on JD Vance's selection as Donald Trump's vice presidential nominee, drawing from years of friendship and collaboration. Kirk, an early endorser when Vance was polling at just one or two percent in Ohio's Senate primary, describes Vance as a man of high integrity whose character was shaped by strong women including his grandmother and sister. Kirk emphasizes Vance's authenticity in a political world full of opportunists, recounting how the Senator drove himself three and a half hours to speak at an event during the vice presidential selection process. The discussion highlights Vance's journey from poverty to political prominence, his decision to forsake left-wing elite approval, and what his selection means for reaching younger voters struggling with economic challenges.
Charlie Kirk expresses his enthusiasm for JD Vance's selection as Donald Trump's vice presidential nominee, revealing that he pushed for this outcome for quite some time. Kirk was an early endorser of Vance's Senate primary campaign when Vance was polling at just one or two percent in Ohio, facing establishment opposition and tens of millions of dollars in opposition spending. Kirk admits he became emotional watching footage of Vance, describing him as a dear friend whose family is extraordinary.
Kirk emphasizes an important point about getting to know Vance: "The more you get to know JD Vance, the more you're going to like him." He describes Vance deliberately, putting character before credentials: "He is a good smart man and I put it in that order. He is a decent person of high integrity, wonderful family. He's in it for the right reasons."
A Class Traitor Like Trump
Kirk draws important parallels between Vance and Trump, noting that both are "class traitors." He reminds the audience that when Vance's book "Hillbilly Elegy" came out, he was celebrated by the left-wing elite, serving as keynote speaker at the Aspen Ideas Festival and appearing on every major left-wing network as the person who could explain Donald Trump's following.
Over a series of years, Vance made a conscious decision to forsake that type of popularity and elite acceptance. Kirk explains that Vance entered not just a career in politics, but "a pattern of advocacy that led him into politics." Kirk calls Vance's rise extraordinary, noting that only in America is it possible for a young man who came from absolute poverty, was abused, and was raised by his grandmother with all odds stacked against him, to become the vice presidential nominee for a former president and front-runner.
Divine Providence and Authentic Character
Kirk attributes Vance's selection first to Divine Providence, referencing the events of the previous week, and second to Vance's own character. Kirk reveals something crucial about Vance's approach to the vice presidential selection: "JD did not want this." Unlike almost everyone else who was considered for vice president, who had war rooms and lobbying campaigns trying to buddy up to Trump for nine or ten months, Vance's reaction when his name was first floated in February and March was genuine surprise.
Kirk recalls Vance saying, "Me? Like what? Yeah I love Trump but like what?" This is a person, Kirk emphasizes, who didn't ask for it, didn't plan for it, and isn't full of "naked political ambition" that Kirk finds disgusting and repulsive. Instead, things just come to Vance, and people see in him the best of the Trump movement: forgotten America, someone who lived that story and will fight for those voters in Washington DC.
A Beautiful Man Shaped by Strong Women
Kirk describes Vance in deeply personal terms, calling him "a beautiful man" who is thoughtful, soulful, reflective, and introspective. Kirk highlights that Vance's good character and survival were shaped by women. His grandmother (Mamaw) got him through a difficult childhood with her strength. His sister Lindsay has maintained a loving and dear relationship with him to this day.
At Yale Law School, it was Amy Chua, described as "one of the only non-woke amazing normal professors at Yale Law School," who helped Vance take the next step. Chua recognized that Vance wasn't just the next generation of lawyer, but a special person whose voice needed to be heard beyond law school campuses and white shoe law firms. She helped steer both Vance and his wife Usha, who had two federal clerkships including one for the Supreme Court.
Kirk argues this speaks well of Vance's character, particularly as the Republican Party still gets demonized by Democrats. While Vance is pro-life, Kirk emphasizes: "That is a man who respects women and whose very character was shaped by strong women." Kirk notes pointedly that the men in Vance's life failed him, and women filled the void.
Sincerity in a World of Political Creatures
Kirk praises Vance for radiating sincerity, contrasting him with the political operatives at the Republican National Convention. Kirk admits he'll need to "go through some sort of detox" from being around "so many political creatures" who are always working an angle, trying to gain something, oozing "that sort of stench" of gaming the system. With Vance, Kirk says, "it's completely different."
Kirk shares a revealing story from the middle of the vice presidential selection process. Turning Point USA held their People's Convention in Detroit, Michigan with nearly 10,000 people in attendance. Kirk invited Vance to participate in a straw poll for the vice presidency, telling him he would likely do well. Vance's response was telling: it was his 10-year wedding anniversary, which was his top priority, but he would see what he could do.
Vance prioritized his wedding anniversary first, then texted the day before saying he could make it on Sunday. Kirk's team reported that Vance was driving himself from Columbus. Kirk was shocked: "What do you mean he's driving himself? This is a US Senator who might be the next vice president of the United States." Vance literally got in a car early Sunday morning, drove three and a half hours to Detroit by himself, staffed himself, was warm to all the staff probably on almost no sleep, took every picture, signed every book requested, gave an amazing speech, then got back in the car to be back for dinner in Columbus, Ohio.
Kirk finds this remarkable: "There are people that come and speak at our events that are running for dog catcher and they come with an entourage and a posse that makes most rappers look as if they're understaffed." Meanwhile, JD Vance drives himself because, as Kirk puts it, "He's like yeah, I'm a regular guy." Vance doesn't think of himself as better than others or part of some high society class.
The Youth Dynamic and Future of MAGA
Kirk believes Vance adds a dynamic and element to the Trump ticket that will grow over time as people deepen their understanding of what the MAGA agenda really is. He points to the youthful dynamic, noting that "the data is screaming at us right now: please put somebody on the ticket under the age of 50."
The contrast is now stark: Biden is 81, Trump is 78, Kamala Harris is in her late 50s (58 or 59), and JD Vance is 39. Kirk sees this as a serious contrast that allows Vance to communicate effectively to 35-year-old voters who are struggling to buy a home and build a family.
Kirk concludes by calling this "the best pick that Donald Trump could make," emphasizing once more: "More than anything else, he is a decent and a good person, and that is so hard to find in American politics."
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