US EditionYoung Conservative U.S. Women Find a Home in Turning Point with Charlie Kirk’s Widow at the Helm
Erika Kirk leads Turning Point USA’s growth with 80% of AmericaFest attendees new, launching campus debates and tours targeting the 2026 midterm election.
- Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA leader , took the helm after her husband was shot and announced intensified 2026 midterms election activity focusing on the 'red wall' states.
- Amid mounting factional disputes, Charlie Kirk was shot three months ago at Utah Valley University, prompting internal tensions, as Erika Kirk publicly addressed conspiracy claims by Candace Owens.
- Meeting turnout and staging illustrated the group's reach, with thousands attending the sold-out AmericaFest at Phoenix Convention Center, 80% first-time attendees, archived Charlie Kirk audio, pyrotechnics, and confetti.
- Vance's expected Dec. 21 appearance and Kirk's endorsement intensified disputes, with Ben Shapiro criticizing ties to Nick Fuentes amid rivalry for movement leadership.
- Turning Point plans campus and city stops including Phoenix, Washington, D.C., and Nashville, launching the Make Heaven Crowded Tour and Pick up the Mic debate program while targeting Arizona, Nevada and New Hampshire.
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Young conservative U.S. women find a home in Turning Point with Charlie Kirk’s widow at the helm
Camdyn Glover used to be a quiet conservative. She worried what her teachers would think or if she would lose friends over her convictions. But she said something changed when Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September, and she started crying in her classroom at Indiana University while other students cheered and clapped.
Conservative Giants Spar Under Big Tent at Turning Point USA Conference
PHOENIX—By the end of day one, it was clear that AmericaFest 2025 was a big and very crowded tent. The first AmFest that Turning Point USA has held since its founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated brought together more than 30,000 attendees and a wide range of organizations, from Orthodox Christians to the John Birch Society to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Not everyone inside the Phoenix Convention Center sees eye to eye. In speeches on…
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LVZ - Leipziger VolkszeitungThis year Erika Kirk opens the annual conference of the youth organization Turning Point USA, founded by her murdered husband. She also talks about the succession of US President Donald Trump.
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