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Charlie Kirk's movement is growing in the wake of his assassination - as is the chasm in US politics

Charlie Kirk’s assassination has driven a surge in conservative youth activism and led to over 37,000 new chapter requests for Turning Point USA, intensifying US political polarization.

  • Last month, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking on a college campus in Utah, and an official memorial in Glendale rapidly filled the 63,000 stadium with overflow sent to a 20,000 seater.
  • Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, built a campus-focused organisation that ran the Professor Watchlist and called trans athlete Lea Thomas `an abomination to God` in 2023.
  • Speakers at a TPUSA event vowed to establish thousands of new chapters around Colorado, while Gen-Z conservatives say Kirk's death empowered them toward greater political engagement.
  • Some 2026 candidates are already invoking the assassination in ads and fundraising, while Republican leaders, including President Donald Trump, link Kirk's killing to messages portraying Democrats as violent; so far, the Virginia governor's race remains unaffected this year.
  • Analysts say the assassination risks becoming a reputational resource that amplifies tribal politics, as observers call Kirk a martyr for nationalist movements while Erika Kirk warns against vulgarity and hypocrisy.
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The Vermont Cynic broke the news in on Friday, September 26, 2025.
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