By Ginika Igboke
Turning Point USA has formally endorsed Vice President JD Vance as its choice for the 48th president of the United States in the 2028 election.
The announcement was made by the organization’s CEO, Erika Kirk, during Turning Point USA’s annual AmericaFest conference held last week in Arizona.
“We are going to get my husband’s friend JD Vance elected for 48 in the most resounding way possible,” she said. Kirk’s late husband, Charlie Kirk, co-founded Turning Point USA before his death in October.
Vance has not officially announced a presidential campaign, though he is widely expected to consider a run. In November, he said he would discuss the possibility with President Donald Trump after the 2026 midterm elections.
“We’re going to win the midterms,” Vance said in a Fox News interview. “And then after that, I’m going to sit down with the president of the United States and talk to him about it.”
He has repeatedly emphasized that his current priority is serving as vice president and advancing the administration’s agenda.
“My attitude is the American people elected me to be vice president,” Vance said in an October interview. “I’m going to work as hard as I can to make the president successful, and if we get to a point where something else is on the table, we’ll deal with it then.”
Turning Point USA leadership said the organization plans to campaign aggressively on Vance’s behalf, including visits to all 99 counties in Iowa.
“He’s the clear-cut leader by a lot,” said Tyler Bower, the group’s chief operating officer. “This isn’t highly competitive. He’s the vice president of the United States.”
Bower added that the organization intends to begin early organizing efforts in key early-voting states such as Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada.
Vance, who spoke at AmericaFest, did not directly address the endorsement but focused his remarks on unity within the conservative movement.
“President Trump did not build the greatest coalition in politics by running supporters through endless self-defeating purity tests,” Vance said. “Every American is invited—no matter who you are or where you come from.”
He also paid tribute to Charlie Kirk, saying the event reflected Kirk’s belief in open dialogue and shared purpose.
“He trusted all of you to make your own judgment,” Vance said. “And we have far more important work to do than canceling each other.”
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