PHOTOS: Vice president comes to Athens for Turning Point

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PHOTOS: Vice president comes to Athens for Turning Point

Vice President JD Vance heads to the University of Georgia as part of Turning Point USA's traveling college campus series.

Vice President JD Vance, alongside Turning Point USA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet (left), waves following a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Vice President JD Vance enters a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Flyers featuring the late Charlie Kirk appear on empty seats at a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

The late Charlie Kirk appears in a video as a timer counts down to the beginning of a Turning Point USA event featuring speakers including Vice President JD Vance at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Vice President JD Vance, alongside Turning Point USA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet (left), speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

People listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks at a Turning Point USA tour stop at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

People listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

A protester is removed as Vice President JD Vance speaks at a Turning Point USA tour stop at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

Attendees line up to ask Vice President JD Vance a question during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena in Athens on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Vice President JD Vance points to people in the crowd as he takes the stage during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

People listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks at a Turning Point USA tour stop at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

A poster of Charlie Kirk appears in the foreground as Turning Point USA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet and Vice President JD Vance speak during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones speaks at a Turning Point USA event featuring Vice President JD Vance at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones speaks before Vice President JD Vance at a Turning Point USA tour stop at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Erik S. Lesser/AP)

Attendees stand for the national anthem before a Turning Point USA event featuring speakers including Vice President JD Vance at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Anthony Maulucci poses for a portrait while waiting in line for a Turning Point USA event featuring speakers including Vice President JD Vance at Akins Ford Arena in Athens on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Anthony Maulucci poses for a portrait with books by Vice President JD Vance and the late Charlie Kirk while waiting in line for a Turning Point USA event featuring speakers including Vance at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

A student from Covenant Christian School in Lenoir City, Tennessee, has an American flag in her pocket before a Turning Point USA event featuring speakers including Vice President JD Vance at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Levi Clark, 16, holds a MAGA hat signed by Charlie Kirk while he waits in line for a Turning Point USA event featuring speakers including Vice President JD Vance at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Attendees wait in line for a Turning Point USA event featuring speakers including Vice President JD Vance at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

(L-R) Angie Elrod, Tamara Bryson and Pat Harris cheer for a cellphone camera while waiting in line for a Turning Point USA event featuring speakers including Vice President JD Vance at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

People wait for the start of a Turning Point USA event with Vice President JD Vance at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

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Vice President JD Vance, alongside Turning Point USA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet (left), waves following a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Ga., on April 14, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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