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PHOENIX (AP) — Charlie Kirk's casket arrived successful his location authorities of Arizona aboard Air Force Two connected Thursday arsenic Vice President JD Vance honored the blimpish activistic with a last flight.
Vance's wife, Usha, stepped disconnected the level with Kirk's widow, Erika. Both women wore achromatic and sunglasses. The vice president was a fewer steps down successful a acheronian suit.
Air Force Two arrived successful Phoenix aft a abbreviated formation from Salt Lake City, astir 40 miles (64 kilometers) from Orem, Utah, wherever Kirk was assassinated portion speaking astatine Utah Valley University.
Vance helped transportation Kirk's casket with a radical of uniformed work members arsenic it was loaded onto the plane.
On Wednesday night, Vance wrote connected societal media that his narration with Vance began respective years agone aft helium appeared connected Tucker Carlson’s amusement connected Fox News. Kirk reached retired to compliment him, “and that infinitesimal of kindness began a friendship.”
Last year, Kirk advocated for Vance to beryllium Donald Trump’s prime for vice president and often checked successful connected his family. Vance described him arsenic “a existent friend.”
Kirk was co-founder and CEO of the blimpish younker enactment Turning Point USA, based successful Phoenix.
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Megerian reported from Washington.
