He did so alongside the widowed wife of Kirk, Erika Kirk, as a part of Turning Point USA’s “This Is The Turning Point” tour, which is an extension of the “American Comeback Tour” and has included known conservatives like Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee and Gov. Spencer Cox, Tucker Carlson, Vivek Ramaswamy and Rob Schneider.

Vance was speaking at a Turning Point USA event and taking questions from students in a similar way to the conservative organization’s late founder, Charlie Kirk.

Outnumbered' panelists discuss remarks from Erika Kirk and Vice President JD Vance at a Turning Point USA event at Ole Miss.

Vance called for a significant reduction in legal immigration, saying it threatens the social fabric of the United States.

OXFORD, Miss. (WMC) - Thousands of students and community members showed up to see Vice President JD Vance at Wednesday’s Turning Point USA event at the Ole Miss campus in Oxford. Action News 5 spoke with a man who drove eleven hours to Oxford to be there. He did not make it in.

Thousands packed Ole Miss’ pavilion as Vice President JD Vance took unscripted questions on faith, policy and Trump-era politics.

The Ole Miss Turning Point USA chapter has grown from 200 to 1,500 students under President Lesley Lachman, hitting capacity at meetings due to a surge in interest.