Overview

• Vice President JD Vance led a two-hour tribute from his Eisenhower Executive Office Building suite, with the livestream shown in the White House briefing room and guests including Stephen Miller, Susie Wiles, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Karoline Leavitt.
• Vance said unity requires rejecting celebrations of violence and asserted that left-wing extremism contributed to the killing, while also calling out progressive institutions he accused of enabling a hostile climate.
• Deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller pledged to use Department of Justice and Homeland Security resources to identify, disrupt and dismantle alleged networks, later saying the administration is examining potential accountability for certain nonprofit entities.
• FBI Director Kash Patel said DNA matching suspect Tyler Robinson was found on a towel around a discarded firearm near the scene, as authorities continue to investigate motive and maintain the belief the gunman acted alone.
• Investigators say Robinson’s roommate and romantic partner is cooperating, and Turning Point USA announced a public memorial for Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21.