Overview

• Vice President JD Vance hosted a memorial episode of Charlie Kirk’s podcast from the White House and interviewed Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
• Vance claimed it is a “statistical fact” that most political violence comes from the far left and said the issue is not a “both sides” problem.
• Reporters noted Vance also threatened to use government power to disrupt left‑wing groups, drawing warnings about overreach and civil liberties.
• Critics including Rep. Jason Crow, Jon Favreau, Glenn Kessler, and MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough publicly rejected Vance’s characterization as false and irresponsible.
• Fact-checks cited research such as a Cato Institute study finding right‑wing actors accounted for over half of U.S. terror-related deaths since 2020, while investigators have not established a motive in Kirk’s killing.