Vance pulls out of TPUSA event with Erika Kirk weeks after she left him alone on a Georgia stage

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsVance pulls out of TPUSA event with Erika Kirk weeks after she left him alone on a Georgia stageTPUSA confirmed to The Daily Beast that ERika Kirk, the husband of its co-founder Charlie Kirk, would take to the stage at the Iowa State University alone ThursdayMike Bedigan Tuesday 28 April 2026 17:04 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966527","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/vance-tpusa-erika-kirk-iowa-b2966527.html","title":"Vance pulls out of TPUSA event with Erika Kirk weeks after she left him onstage alone"}}CloseJD Vance says Pope Leo should be careful when speaking on theologySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US poli...