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A top leader of the national conservative group Turning Point Action, which has amplified false claims of election fraud by former president Donald Trump and others, resigned Thursday after being accused of forging voter signatures on official paperwork so that he could run for reelection in the Arizona House. State Rep. Austin Smith (R) — who was senior director at Turning Point Action, the campaign arm of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA — was accused by a Democratic activist of submitting petition sheets with rows of voter names, addresses and signatures that “bear a striking resemblance” to Smith’s handwriting, according...

The University of Memphis is facing national outrage from conservatives over allegations they colluded with radical activist groups to sabotage a campus speech by Kyle Rittenhouse. Some are calling for a state investigation of university administrators accused of strong-arming Turning Point USA student leaders. Others are demanding that the university face legal action. University official stood down and allowed students to disrupt Rittenhouse’s remarks during an event sponsored by the campus Turning Point USA chapter... Kirk also accused the university of sabotaging the event. Just hours before, the university rescinded thousands of tickets. TPUSA says that decision resulted in hundreds...

Republican voters in several battleground states around the country, enough to more than swing the 2024 presidential election’s results from 2020. The group is holding its first-ever Restoring National Confidence event at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Monday and Tuesday, flying in county GOP chairs from 75 of the top 100 battleground counties across the country. The event—contrasting the Republican National Committee (RNC) winter meetings, which will happen from January 30 to February 3 in the same city—is designed, as Breitbart News has reported, to show things the event organizers, which include some...

If you think TPUSA is the guardian of conservative values, think again. Led by Charlie Kirk, this organization is nothing short of a Trojan horse in the conservative movement. While it claims to champion conservatism, it’s busy platforming and promoting ideologies that are anything but conservative—like embracing the LGBTQ movement to platforming heretics to blaspheme God. TPUSA isn’t conserving the moral standards set forth by God—it’s diluting them, turning conservatism into a self-serving ideology aimed at broadening its base. And the worst part? Churches—yes, churches that claim to be conservative—are jumping on this bandwagon, compromising the gospel for self-serving politics....

Trump was on his home turf in West Palm Beach on Saturday, addressing the wildly supportive crowd at the Turning Point Action conference. As the attendees anticipated his entrance, they stood on chairs, got out their cell phones, and turned their attention to the stage. It was clear from speaking to the attendees that Trump was the favorite at Turning Point. DeSantis, who did not attend, was most noticeable by the fact that he was not missed.As he was introduced, with massive sparklers flanking the stage, the room was electric. It has been three years since Trump left office, ceding...

Nobody else polled outside single digits at the West Palm Beach conference. Ron DeSantis came in third. At a Turning Point USA conference, Donald Trump dominated a straw poll. Nearly 86% of attendees for the Tuning Point Action conference in Florida supported the former President. Meanwhile, all other competitors posted in single digits. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, still widely viewed as Trump’s great competitor for the GOP nomination, came in third place. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, a part-time Longboat Key resident, unapologetically cheered the survey results. “The straw poll demonstrates that President Trump remains the single most dominant...

Day One - 7/15/23 - Turning Point Action has become the leading force in the conservative movement. Today's speakers include Charlie Kirk, Tucker Carlson, and President Donald J Trump. Trump at 6:45pm EST

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is said to have turned down an invitation to speak at Turning Point Action (TPA) in West Palm Beach, Florida, this weekend — a move that has conservatives perplexed. Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, shared Posobiec’s tweet, writing, “Too bad!” Cernovich offered a similar sentiment to Bowyer’s. Who told DeSantis to snub Turning Point? Is he afraid they’ll boo him? They wouldn’t. What exactly is the “thinking” going on with his brainiac brain trust of big donor funded advisers? While DeSantis will not be at the event, four other Republican presidential...

A transgender activist engaged in a furious and aggressive confrontation with members of Turning Point USA on the campus of the University of Washington on Wednesday. The transgender activist is heard saying on video, "Yeah, no, you just support the genocide of trans kids and anyone who supported that." A member of TPUSA calmly responds, "No. That is such an assumption." The LGBTQ activist – who was not identified – claims that the TPUSA member is lying. Pointing to the conservative pamphlets with the faces of the Founding Fathers on the Turning Point USA table, the transgender activist asserts, "Such...

Most cults want to be left alone. The Trans Terrorist Cult wants to get themselves, their mentally ill ideology, and their domestic terrorist activities in front of as many Americans as possible. Unfortunately, it’s working because politicians and law enforcement are absolutely terrified of the cult. Swimmer and pro-woman activist Riley Gaines was assaulted at a TPUSA event at San Francisco State University Thursday night. Videos of the incidents demonstrate just how unhinged and dangerous the Trans Terrorist Cult has become [Language Warning] VIDEO AT LINK.............. As Gaines noted, “The prisoners are running the asylum at SFSU…I was ambushed and...

Far-left activists reportedly swarmed an event Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk held at the University of New Mexico on Wednesday evening, with protesters calling to “shut down white supremacy.” “My welcoming committee at University of New Mexico for tonight’s event,” Kirk tweeted along with a video that showed tens of protesters dressed in black, wearing masks, shouting and holding slogans protesting Kirk’s appearance on their campus.

Steve Bannon rocks the house at Stop The Reset conference… I see that Charlie Kirk's Defeating the Great Reset has not been posted yet on FR. This is the link to last night's speakers. Full Bannon speech starting at 1 hour 49 minute mark I recommend also watching the three speakers before Bannon.

New Mexico State Police had to escort OutKick personality Tomi Lahren out of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque Thursday night. An organized hate group broke into the auditorium to chant “F**k Tomi Lahren” in the room in which she spoke. As the rioters banged on the door, Lahren, her father, and members of the TPUSA chapter had to barricade themselves in a back room as campus police called for backup. Consider that the rioters did not appear as a surprise. The organizer, Political Fireball, posted a banner on social media that spread around campus for students to join...

EXCLUSIVE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is hitting the campaign trail this month to headline Turning Point Action’s "Unite and Win" rallies in support of Trump-endorsed candidates.DeSantis will travel to New Mexico, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Ohio this month in support of GOP candidates, including Ohio Republican candidate for Senate JD Vance, Pennsylvania's GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, Arizona Republican candidate for Senate Blake Masters and GOP nominee for governor Kari Lake. Turning Point Action is hosting, and organizing the rallies with DeSantis in an effort to "unite" the Republican Party. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the Turning Point USA Student...

Host Whoopi Goldberg apologized personally Thursday on ABC’s “The View” for claiming that Turning Point USA (TPUSA) “embraced” neo-Nazis at its Student Action Summit in Tampa, FL over the weekend. On Monday, co-host Whoopi Goldberg said, “Let me make a quick clarification about the neo-Nazis at the Turning Point event. They were outside protestors. My point was more metaphorical. You embraced them at your thing, I felt.” After that broadcast, ABC News received a cease and desist letter from Turning Point USA (TPUSA). On Wednesday, co-host Sara Haines said, “So, on Monday, we talked about the fact there were openly...

Turning Point USA issued a scathing cease-and-desist letter to ABC News on Tuesday, calling for the Disney-owned company to “retract the defamatory statements” made earlier this week on “The View” or face legal action. “The false statements of fact intentionally made during The View’s July 25th segment were unquestionably harmful to TPUSA’s reputation and brought the organization and its student affiliates into disrepute with the public, potential donors, and current and future business partners, posing a significant financial loss to the organization,” the letter said.

Neo-Nazi demonstrators in Florida climbed out from under their rock again on Saturday, this time outside a major Republican conference, Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit, held in Tampa. They put their hate-filled ideology on full and repugnant display, waving flags with swastikas and white-supremacist SS bolts, hoisting placards with anti-Semitic slurs. And somewhere in the mix of demonstrators, a “DeSantis Country” flag was unfurled. A spokesman for Turning Point USA, a right-wing student group, disavowed the hate mongers. “Turning Point 100% condemns these ideologies in the strongest of terms,” Andrew Kolvet said. He said his group didn’t know who...

EXCLUSIVE: Tampa, Fla.– Former President Donald Trump dominated the 2024 GOP presidential nomination straw poll at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit Sunday, Fox News has learned. TPUSA polled conference attendees—youth activists from around the country—who they would vote for in 2024 if Trump decided to launch another White House run. The straw poll was sponsored by Turning Point Action, the affiliated 501(c)(4) of TPUSA. 78.7% attendees said they would vote for Trump. 19% said they would vote for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, 1% said they’d vote for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, 0.5% said they’d vote for former...

Join RSBN as we cover the 45th President of the United States Donald J Trump LIVE at the TPUSA Student Action Summit in Tampa, FL. Coverage begins at 4:00 PM ET on July 23, 2022. President Donald J. Trump is expected to speak starting at 7:00 PM ET on July 23, 2022 to the attendees of the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit. Use link to watch.

For the third time in the past six years, the Drake University Student Senate chose to not recognize the Turning Point USA chapter as an official club. Students at the private Iowa university have tried since 2016 to get official recognition for their fiscally conservative, pro-capitalism club. Recognition of the club allows it to reserve space on campus, apply for funding for events and have financial accounts to hold money fundraised. “I think everyone has a right to their beliefs, but I do think there is a point where those beliefs do become harmful,” one member said during the latest...