For several days, people all over the country ( and all over the internet ) have been talking about the now-viral hug between Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk, the CEO of conservative political organization Turning Point USA. Kirk’s husband, former Turning Point CEO Charlie Kirk, was killed at a speaking event in Utah in September . The infamous hug happened at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi, where Vance was a featured speaker. In a video of the exchange ,