Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday to meet with the family of assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and escort his body back to Phoenix, Arizona, aboard Air Force Two.The thoughtful gesture comes just one day after Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated by a sniper during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.Sources familiar with the plans confirmed to Politico that Vance, a close friend of Kirk, will personally accompany the casket, along with Kirk’s wife Erika, their two young children, and close friends, on the vice presidential aircraft to Phoenix, the home of Turning Point USA’s headquarters.Earlier in the day, Vance shared a heartfelt tribute to Kirk and his legacy on the social media platform X.Vance’s words paint a picture of a genuine friendship, Kirk’s pivotal role in conservative politics, and the profound loss felt by those who knew him.Vice President JD Vance Pens Emotional Tribute to Assassinated Conservative Icon, and His Friend, Charlie Kirk: ‘You Ran a Good Race, My Friend’/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i