TPUSA Sees Nationwide Boom in New Chapters
TPUSA Sees Nationwide Boom in New Chapters
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Turning Point USA has seen a massive surge in inquiries for new college chapters as the organization works to advance Charlie Kirk's vision following his assassination last week.
Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of "The Charlie Kirk Show," said that Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has received more than 37,000 inquiries from people wanting to start new campus chapters. Kolvet said that TPUSA currently has 900 official college chapters and approximately 1,200 high school chapters.
Kolvet, who is also a spokesman for TPUSA, also said the organization has seen an increase in job applications.
Timeline
On Thursday evening, the second family escorted Kirk's casket and family from Utah to their home state of Arizona on Air Force Two. A video of the moment showed his wife, Erika Kirk, visibly emotional on the tarmac as the casket passed before her. The couple have two young children.
On Friday evening, Kirk's widow galvanized the TPUSA movement and vowed to carry on her husband’s mission.
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"I have personally received hundreds of offers to work for us, or to work for free, or to just help however," Kolvet told Fox News Digital.
"Charlie's vision to have a Club America chapter (our high school brand) in every high school in America (around 23,000) will come true much, much faster than he could have ever possibly imagined," Kolvet wrote on X on Sunday, calling the response to expand Kirk's mission "truly incredible."
In a separate post, Kolvet wrote, "This is the Turning Point."
"To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die," Kirk said. "I refuse to let that happen. No one will ever forget my husband's name. And I will make sure of it. It will become stronger. Bolder. Louder and greater than ever," Kirk said.
Judah Waxelbaum, a former campus activist at Arizona State University for Republican causes, said that the assassination likely awoke a "sleeping giant" and will likely see an increase in members.
"Turning Point's not going anywhere. Turning Point, I think, will probably actually get significantly larger in the wake of what happened to Charlie," he told Fox News Digital in an interview on Saturday. "You couldn't do youth politics in Arizona, really anywhere in the United States without coming across Charlie Kirk.
"I wouldn't be surprised if they've woken up a sleeping giant."
What's Next
Kirk’s celebration of life ceremony is scheduled for next Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. President Donald Trump said he will attend Kirk's funeral.
She also said that TPUSA's annual "AmericaFest" conference in Phoenix this December will continue as scheduled.
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Kirk was assassinated during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday afternoon. The event was the first in what was supposed to be a series called "American Comeback Tour."
Kirk, the charismatic 31-year-old founder of the conservative youth activist group, gained recognition for his signature political debates on college campuses.
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