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After Kirk’s Killing, TPUSA Relaunches Tour and Reports Sharp Surge in Chapter Interest

Oklahoma’s schools chief moves to put a Turning Point club in every high school with accreditation threats for districts that refuse.

Overview

  • Turning Point USA resumed its campus tour at Virginia Tech with guest hosts Glenn Youngkin and Megyn Kelly, drawing thousands under heightened security and a less adversarial Q&A than Charlie Kirk’s typical events.
  • The organization says chapter inquiries have topped 120,000 since the weekend memorial, far above pre‑assassination levels, and Erika Kirk has been appointed CEO and board chair.
  • Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters announced a plan for a TPUSA chapter in every state high school and warned noncompliant districts could face accreditation consequences, a move some local officials say he lacks authority to enforce.
  • TPUSA producer Andrew Kolvet reported flyers at Georgetown University that appear to celebrate the slaying and link to the Georgetown John Brown Club, echoing phrases authorities said were etched on recovered bullet casings.
  • Suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, is charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting, with prosecutors saying they will seek the death penalty, as campaigns from both parties reference the killing in new messaging.