Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk headline a Turning Point USA event at Ole Miss after Charlie Kirk’s death, drawing protests and tight security.

JD Vance joins Erika Kirk at Ole Miss for TPUSA event honoring slain activist Charlie Kirk. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s wife, kicked off Turning Point USA’s “This Is the Turning Point" campus tour at the University of Mississippi and was joined by Vice President JD Vance.

Fox News Digital spoke with attendees at the Ole Miss TPUSA "This Is The Turning Point" tour spot about why they are attending the event and expressed support for VP Vance and TPUSA.

Ole Miss was the second stop of the tour since co-founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University on September 10th.

A former University of Mississippi employee fired in September over social media commentary she reposted about the assassination of Charlie Kirk has filed a federal lawsuit against the university’s chancellor,