Vice President J.D. Vance closed out Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix on December 21, 2025 with a speech that landed like a hammer on the anvil of our movement. He honored Charlie Kirk’s life and work and demanded that conservatives stop the self-inflicted infighting that hands victories to our enemies. The audience responded with the kind of raw, unapologetic patriotism that the left’s elites can never understand.
Vance didn’t mince words about unity; he made clear he didn’t come to AmericaFest to denounce fellow conservatives but to build with them. That’s the kind of leadership this moment needs — practical, big-tent, and focused on winning rather than scoring cheap ideological points. Conservatives who keep tearing each other down should listen: the House burns while we argue about purity tests.
He also pushed back against the guilt-and-shame culture the left sells, declaring bluntly that in America you “don’t have to apologize for being White anymore.” Vance tied that message to a broader affirmation of faith and country when he called Christianity “America’s creed,” reminding listeners that our heritage is moral and worth defending. Those lines weren’t meant to inflame; they were meant to steady a movement that’s at war with disappearing common sense.
Predictably, the fake-news chorus reacted with the usual outrage, proving Vance’s point about an electorate that’s tired of being told it must apologize for its history and patriotism. The vice president didn’t back down; he vowed to fight for the American people and to beat the Democrats at the ballot box next November and beyond. That confidence isn’t arrogance — it’s the conviction of leaders who know what’s at stake and refuse to cede the field to the collapse-minded left.
This AmericaFest was especially poignant because it was the first major TPUSA gathering since the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, and Erika Kirk has stepped forward to carry that torch. Vance’s tribute was as much about honoring Charlie’s legacy as it was about setting a course: build and grow, don’t fracture and fade. Conservatives owe Charlie more than grudging words; we owe him the discipline to turn grief into renewed action.
Beyond policy, Vance’s message was a cultural call to arms: stop letting identity politics and victim narratives define the public square, and start insisting that patriotism and faith are not only permissible but essential. That message speaks to working-class Americans who want leaders who speak plainly and act decisively. If we return to those basics — family, faith, and country — we’ll be unstoppable at the ballot box and in the court of public opinion.
Even the lighter moments at AmFest proved revealing: a guest star’s offhand gaffe — accidentally calling Vance an “assassin” — was handled with class by Erika Kirk, showing that this movement refuses to be derailed by keyboard hysterics. The left will clip whatever they can, but the real story is how conservatives kept their composure and doubled down on unity and resolve. That steadiness is what wins elections and protects the Republic.
If you’re a patriot tired of internecine squabbles, Vance’s AmericaFest speech is the map forward: unite around the core truths that made this nation great, fight the cultural rot wherever it appears, and refuse to surrender the field to Democrats who profit from our division. We can honor Charlie Kirk by building, not bickering — by winning elections, restoring common-sense policies, and defending the heritage that binds us. Stand with your fellow Americans, get to work, and let the next chapter be one of conservative triumph.
