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Vice President Vance hosts Charlie Kirk's podcast, talks about his political legacy

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By Franco Ordoñez,

A Martínez

Published September 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM EDT

Vice President Vance, who credits Charlie Kirk with his political rise, hosted Kirk's podcast Monday and talked about carrying on his friend's political mantle.

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Franco Ordoñez

Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and immigration, and has been a correspondent in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Haiti.

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A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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