US EditionTurning Point youth conference begins in Phoenix without founder Charlie Kirk
Erika Kirk, new CEO of Turning Point USA, opened the sold-out AmericaFest 2025 with 60+ conservative speakers and endorsed VP JD Vance for 2028, with 30,000 expected attendees.
- This year, Erika Kirk assumed leadership of Turning Point USA and led the Phoenix conference, the first since Charlie Kirk's death.
- To close the gender gap, Turning Point USA has expanded outreach to young women through programming like the Young Women's Leadership Summit, promoting traditional family roles.
- Erika Kirk's example resonated with young women attendees, inspiring remarks like `If Erika can do it, I can do it`, while memorializing Charlie Kirk boosted women's involvement and promises to grow the organization 10 times greater.
- The gathering on Thursday produced sharp disputes as Erika Kirk confronted conspiracy claims from Candace Owens, who alleged Israeli involvement and later said they spoke for four-and-a-half hours Monday.
- Critics warn the outreach risks alienating many working women, saying the traditional-wives message excludes them and observers see this dispute foreshadowing Republican Party schisms ahead of midterm elections.
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Turning Point youth conference begins
PHOENIX — Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization that Charlie Kirk turned into a political juggernaut, convened its flagship conference Thursday for the first time since the assassination of its founder, testing the durability of a fractious movement that…
Freed Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov to address Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest
Turning Point USA’s annual AmericaFest, its first since the killing of its founder and leader Charlie Kirk in September, kicked off on Thursday with prominent names on its four-day agenda, including Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Some speakers, such as Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon, have spread anti-Israel and even antisemitic messages through their platforms, while others, including Ben Shapiro and Glenn Beck, …
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Young conservative women find a home in Turning Point with Charlie Kirk’s widow at the helm
Young women who have grown emboldened in their conservative beliefs are attending the annual conference held by Turning Point USA.
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