- “There is no unity with people who shout at children because of their parents’ politics”.
- “There is no unity with someone who lies about what Charlie Kirk said to excuse his murder”.
- “There is no unity with someone who harasses an innocent family the day after the father of that family lost a dear friend”.
- “There is no unity with people who celebrate the murder of Charlie Kirk”.
- “And there is no unity with people who finance these articles and pay the salaries of these terrorist sympathizers”.
Vance also denounced that foundations like Open Society and the Ford Foundation financed a “repugnant article” that justified Kirk’s death. He pointed out that these groups, benefiting from favorable tax treatment, are “literally subsidized by you and me”.
The senator emphasized that there can only be unity with “people who recognize that political violence is unacceptable” and with those who work to “dismantle the institutions that foster violence and terrorism in our own country”.