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Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, arrived at TPUSA Ole Miss event making an emotional comeback to the public stage alongside Vice President JD Vance.

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Erika Kirk speaks at the Pavilion at Ole Miss on the campus of the University of Mississippi on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Getty Images via AFP)

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Erika Kirk and U.S. Vice President JD Vance embrace at the Pavilion at Ole Miss on the campus of the University of Mississippi on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi.  (Getty Images via AFP)

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Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk's widow, gets emotional during a Turning Point USA where US Vice President JD Vance is expected, at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, Mississippi, October 29, 2025. (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP) (AFP)

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Erika was speaking at the conservative event for the first time since Charlie's killing at Utah Valley University seven weeks prior. (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP) (AFP)

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Erika said that she had invited Vance to speak at the event, where she addressed around 10,000 youngsters on having courage when faced with sorrow. (REUTERS)

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Attendees listen to U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Pavilion at Ole Miss on the campus of the University of Mississippi on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Getty Images via AFP)

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An attendee tears up listening to Erika Kirk speak at the Pavilion at Ole Miss on the campus of the University of Mississippi on October 29, 2025 in Oxford, Mississippi.  (Getty Images via AFP)

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A hat with the number 47 lies on a chair on the stage of a Turning Point USA event where U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected, at the Pavilion at Ole Miss at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, Mississippi, U.S. October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool (REUTERS)