US Vice President JD Vance received a warm welcome at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest convention, using his closing speech to emphasize that America's anchor is its identity as a Christian nation. While he urged unity and cautioned against "canceling each other," debates over figures like Nick Fuentes revealed divisions over whether to reject bigotry.

President Donald Trump skipped the event but sent a video honoring slain activist Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.