Charlie Kirk Names Jd Vance As Guiding Light For Young Conservatives, But Says Gop Must Deliver On Promises

Turning Point USA laminitis Charlie Kirk points to Vice President JD Vance arsenic nan blimpish campaigner to hit among young voters successful nan 2028 statesmanlike election, should he run.

During an question and reply astatine past weekend's Turning Point Student Action Summit successful Tampa, Florida, Kirk said he believes Vance will beryllium nan campaigner that young Americans look up to arsenic nan early leader of nan blimpish activity erstwhile President Donald Trump leaves office.

"I deliberation JD Vance fits that mold really well," nan governmental activistic said erstwhile asked by Fox News Digital who nan guiding ray for young blimpish voters successful 2028 will be.

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TPUSA laminitis Charlie Kirk pointed to Vice President JD Vance arsenic nan apical contender to transportation nan blimpish younker ballot successful 2028.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Kirk, whose ngo pinch TPUSA is to amended and prosecute young voters and students connected blimpish principles, named respective qualities which let nan vice president to link pinch younger people.

"He tin run seamlessly successful a podcast environment," he said, remarking that Vance has a "wonderful family."

Kirk besides mentioned nan 40-year-old Vance, nan third-youngest VP successful nan nation's history, relates to younger Americans because of his age, while acknowledging Vance hasn't committed to a statesmanlike bid.

"He's nan youngest vice president successful rather immoderate time, 1 of nan youngest successful American history," he said.

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Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a run rally, Oct. 24, 2024, successful Las Vegas.  (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Beyond Vance, Kirk stressed that immoderate early leader of nan blimpish activity needs to reside nan apical concerns of young group successful America today, namely nan precocious costs of living.

"But outside of the candidate, we need to actually be able to deliver and go to the American people and go to nan younger voters and say, ‘Here's how your life was, and now it's easier for you to own a home. You don't have to rent for the rest of your life. It's easier to get married, easier to have children.’"

Elsewhere successful the interview, Kirk warned Republicans that nan GOP whitethorn suffer nan young voters that helped Trump triumph nan White House successful 2024 if they don’t present connected cost-of-living issues.

"The biggest threat to nan Republican Party successful 2028 is if we do not present connected our promises of [home]ownership for nan adjacent generation," Kirk told Fox News Digital. "The younker ballot didn't conscionable ballot for Donald Trump. Young voters put Donald Trump successful nan White House."

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The TPUSA laminitis besides stressed that nan early blimpish leader would person to present connected nan awesome issues conservatives of each ages are focused on. 

"We person to present connected immigration, connected nan deportations. We person to deliver, I think, connected managing nan size and scope of nan national authorities from costs savings and from cutting spending," he said.

Kirk mentioned that he "would love" for Vance to beryllium nan man that takes up nan blimpish mantle, referring to himself arsenic a "big JD guy." However, he noted that it’s much important that, whoever nan campaigner is, they are coagulated connected halfway blimpish issues. 

"I say, ‘Guys, if we don't deliver, it doesn't matter who you run, because past we're going to person large problems,'" he said.

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