Turning Point USA Tour: Events Planned to Honor charlieโข Kirk
Turning point USA (TPUSA), an organizationโ advocating for markets, limitedโข governmentโ and individual liberty, isโ currently hosting the “This Is The Turning Point Tour,” a seriesโ of campus events across the country. The โtour now servesโ as a memorialโค and tribute to the organization’s founder, Charlie Kirk. Over the past decade, TPUSA has become a critically importantโข force in conservative youth politics through โits campus chapters, media network, and national events.โข Supporters view โคit as a counterbalance to perceived liberal bias in higher education, while critics contendโฃ it contributes โto polarization and controversy.
Tour Stops & Schedule
The “this Isโ The Turning Point Tour” includesโ upcoming stops at Auburn University on November 5, and the โUniversity of california, Berkeley on November 10. Organizers indicate that additional dates and locations mayโข be announced. Theโ events are designed to honor the legacy of Charlie Kirk โfollowingโข his tragic death.
Speakers to โCommemorate Kirk’s Lifeโ & Work
The tourโ features โa prominent lineup ofโฃ conservative speakers โand publicโ figures who will participate in โฃevents honoring Charlie Kirk. Confirmed โspeakers include media personalities Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, biotech entrepreneur and former presidential โcandidate Vivek โฃramaswamy, and โgovernorsโข Glenn Youngkin of โขVirginia and greg Gianforte of Montana.
Theโ speaker list also includes actor-comedians Russell Brand and Rob schneider, Christian author Frank Turek, commentator Allie Beth Stuckey, and other well-known conservative โvoicesโ such as Michael Knowles and glenn โBeck.
These โevents are billed โขas โขopportunities โขfor โstudents to engage with leaders in the conservative movement and participate inโข the “Prove Me Wrong” โdebate format, aโฃ hallmark of TPUSAโ events championed โby Kirk. Theโ series aims to engage students on issues central to โKirk’s vision, โคincluding free speech, conservative values,โ and activism on college โขcampuses.
The Passing of Charlie Kirk
Turning โPointโ USA founder โCharlie Kirk โwas tragically shot and killed on september 10, 2025, while โขspeaking at โUtah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The shooting โฃoccurred during an โขevent onโ his “American โComeback Tour” and โขprompted widespread condemnation.โ Witnesses reported โคKirk was struck in the upper body while โaddressing the โcrowd. The examination into the attackโ is ongoing.
Charlieโค Kirk’s Educational Background
Kirk briefly attended harper College,โ a community college in โPalatine, โขIllinois, before dedicating himself to political activism. โHe was accepted to Baylor university but opted โto focus on building Turning Point USA,โ which he founded atโ the ageโค of 18. Kirk later enrolled in online โcourses at King’s โคCollege in New โYork but didโข not โคcomplete a degree. Despite not finishing college, he rose toโฃ prominence as a leading young conservative figure in the United states.
updated: 10/29/25,8:15 โp.m. ET: This article was updated withโข new โdetails and remarks.
