Overview

• Turning Point USA announced on Sept. 18 that its board voted unanimously to appoint Erika Kirk to lead the organization.
• In public remarks, she pledged that her husband’s movement “will not die” and said the American Comeback Tour will continue on campuses this fall.
• Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on Sept. 10 during a Utah Valley University debate in Utah, and a funeral is planned in Arizona that the president has said he intends to attend.
• Founded in 2012, the group expanded into an influential conservative youth network credited with mobilizing young voters and building hundreds of campus chapters.
• The killing has produced broader fallout, including reported firings over celebratory social media posts and ABC’s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show.