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We all woke up to the awful news that Charlie Kirk — a fearless voice for young conservatives — was gunned down while engaging students at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. This was not some random act against a faceless pundit; it was an attack on free speech, faith, and the bold movement Charlie spent his life building for our kids. Americans who value courage and conviction should be furious that our public squares have been allowed to become battlegrounds where violence is the response to debate.
Sunday’s memorial at State Farm Stadium was nothing short of historic: tens of thousands gathered to mourn, to pray, and to promise the work would go on, with President Trump and other national leaders standing with grieving Americans. The left’s choreographed outrage couldn’t drown out the sound of a generation rallying around faith, family, and freedom — because that’s exactly what Charlie spent his life teaching them to do. Seeing that stadium filled showed the country which side is winning hearts and minds on campuses and in the classrooms.
Turning Point USA’s own leaders — including COO and CDO Justin Streiff — spoke plainly about what Charlie built: a movement of young patriots rooted in faith, conviction, and a refusal to bow to the progressive orthodoxy. Streiff and others described Charlie’s life as courage under fire, and his work as a living example that conservative values can and will shape the next generation. This wasn’t mere praise for a celebrity; it was recognition that Charlie converted energy into institutions that will outlast any smear campaign.
And the response has been immediate and unmistakable: Turning Point is being swamped with requests to start new chapters, with internal figures reporting tens of thousands of inquiries — proof that Charlie’s mission didn’t die with him, it ignited a nationwide resurgence. Those numbers are not spin; they are the raw data of a movement reborn, and they expose the failure of the left’s scorched-earth campus politics to keep the next generation in their grip. Conservatives should seize this momentum and turn grief into organizing, because victory never waits.
In a move that honors his wishes and protects organizational continuity, Turning Point’s board has installed Erika Kirk as CEO, a decision made to preserve Charlie’s vision and keep the organization focused on the mission he laid out. Erika’s appointment shows that Turning Point was built to survive political turbulence and personal tragedy, and that this is a family and a movement with its eyes on long-term institutional victory. The left would like nothing more than chaos at the helm; instead they’ll find discipline, faith, and resolve.
Let’s not pretend the media and Big Tech handled this honorably — graphic footage spread wildly while platforms inconsistently enforced their policies, and a predictable chorus rushed to weaponize the tragedy into political cover for censorship and cancel culture. Conservatives must call out that hypocrisy and demand equal treatment under the law and on the platforms where ideas are contested. If the public square becomes a place where only one viewpoint is safe, our republic itself is at risk.
Charlie Kirk started Turning Point at 18 because he refused to accept the idea that young people were lost to leftist ideology; he proved them wrong and turned youthful rebellion into a powerhouse for liberty. Now it falls to us — parents, pastors, teachers, and activists — to turn the grief into action: recruit, teach, and organize in every high school and college so Charlie’s legacy becomes the new normal in America. His sacrifice must not be wasted; it should be the spark that lights a conservative revival and a renewed commitment to faith, freedom, and the future of this country.
