Turning Point USA publicly endorses JD Vance for future president at AmericaFest, with new leadership confirming longtime support for the vice president.

JD Vance closed out the final day of Turning Point USA's AmericaFest convention, rallying conservatives around themes of Christianity and the “America First” movement.

AmericaFest is Turning Point USA’s annual conference in Phoenix that features conservative commentators, elected officials and media figures. This year’s gathering is the first since TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September.

Here's what happened when Erika Kirk greeted Vice President JD Vance onstage Dec. 21 at AmericaFest in downtown Phoenix.

On the heels of the AmericaFest convention held by Turning Point USA (TPUSA), in which the group formerly led by slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk indicated it would support Vice President JD Vance for president in 2028, the group is set to start early support for Vance in key states such as Iowa and New Hampshire.

Turning Point USA contributor Jack Posobiec, liberal commentator and podcaster Brian Krassenstein, and Republican strategist Rina Shah join NewsNation to discuss a major moment inside the conservative movement.

"We are going to get my husband's friend JD Vance elected for 48 in the most resounding way possible," Erika Kirk said.

The vice president spoke Sunday at Turning Point USA’s premier event, days after Erika Kirk endorsed him for a 2028 run.

Speaking at TPUSA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, Vice President JD Vance slammed DEI and touted the actions of the Trump Administration. “We don’t treat anybody different because of their race or their sex,