India, Dec. 19 -- Erika Kirk, the widow of assassinated Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, has endorsed Vice President JD Vance for the 2028 presidential election.

While opening the pro-right group's America Fest annual conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 18, Erika Kirk said: "We are going to get my husband's friend JD Vance elected for 48", and a video of her remarks is going viral on social media.

Kirk likely meant getting JD Vance elected as the 48th President of the United States.

She made her support explicit, while also urging Republicans to focus on retaining their majorities in the House and Senate in next year's midterm elections.

"We are building the red wall," she said. "We're going to make sure ...