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J.D. Vance shut down Ben Shapiro that left AmFest speechless

Ben Shapiro storms AmFest on jihad to tear MAGA movement apart

Casual observers may have thought that this year, Turning Point USA's AmericaFest was supposed to honor Charlie Kirk's legacy after his September assassination.

It was about that.

But it was also about the battle to stop usurpers from storming into the MAGA movement Kirk fought so hard for and whether they’ll be able to seize control after Trump.

The four-day Phoenix conference became ground zero for defense of the America First principles the conservative titans arguably gave his life for.

Ben Shapiro, who had not spoken at AmericaFest prior to Kirk’s death – which speaks volumes – received an early evening time-slot the opening night and used it attacking Kirk’s close friends.

He was the first speaker after widow Erika Kirk, ripping into those who would take the same stage in the coming hours and days. He called out conservative commentators, blasting Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly and Steve Bannon as “frauds and grifters.” Vance walked onto a stage and the end of the conference on the 4th day and cut straight to the heart of the matter.

The Vice President's message was crystal clear. The 30,000 conservatives packed into the Phoenix Convention Center got the message. They didn't come to watch pretenders hijack everything he stood for and demand the movement tear itself apart.

"We have far more important work to do than canceling each other," Vance declared.

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