When Erika Kirk stepped onto the stage at the University of Mississippi, grief and courage collided. As the newly appointed CEO of Turning Point USA and widow of its late founder, Charlie Kirk, her first public appearance was meant to mark renewal — not controversy. Yet, when Vice President J.D. Vance joined her onstage, their long, emotional embrace ignited a firestorm. Some saw empathy between friends; others saw something more. Within hours, the video went viral, dissected frame by frame as the internet debated whether it was compassion or scandal.
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