Erika Kirk endorsed Vice President JD Vance for president on Thursday at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, the group’s first gathering since Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September.Kirk’s pledge, following an interview she gave nearly a month earlier to Megyn Kelly, included the line “We are going to get my husband’s friend, JD Vance, elected 48 in the most resounding way possible,” and comes as Vance has not announced a 2028 run and plans to focus on next year’s midterm elections before deciding.The endorsement revived attention after a widely shared October hug between Kirk and Vance reignited rumors about Vance’s marriage that Usha Vance dismissed as a family joke, and observers say the pledge will test Turning Point USA’s ability to unify its youth base amid divisions in the MAGA movement and the Republican Party.