In the wake of his tragic assassination last week, conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s legacy has suddenly become more popular than ever before.
According to new reports, Turning Point USA (TPUSA) – the organization that Kirk founded – has seen a seismic increase in requests for new, nationwide chapters.
Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” said Sunday that, in the past 48 hours, Turning Point USA (TPUSA) has received more than 32,000 inquiries from people wanting to start new campus chapters.
“To put that in perspective, TPUSA currently has 900 official college chapters and around 1,200 high school chapters, with a presence of 3,500 total,” Kolvet, who is also a TPUSA spokesman, wrote on X.
“Charlie’s vision to have a Club America chapter (our high school brand) in every high school in America (around 23,000) will come true much, much faster than he could have ever possibly imagined,” Kolvet added, calling the response to expand Kirk’s mission “truly incredible.”
In a separate post, Kolvet wrote, “This is the Turning Point.”
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On Friday evening, Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, broadcast an emotional speech about her late husband, urging followers to continue the TPUSA movement and personally vowing to carry on her husband’s mission.
“To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die,” Kirk said.
“I refuse to let that happen. No one will ever forget my husband’s name. And I will make sure of it. It will become stronger. Bolder. Louder and greater than ever,” Kirk said.
Erika Kirk also said that TPUSA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference in Phoenix this December will continue as scheduled.
Grassroots members of TPUSA have also noted that the surge in chapters will not slow down, even in the wake of Kirk’s murder.
Judah Waxelbaum, a former campus activist at Arizona State University for Republican causes, said that Kik’s assassination likely awoke a “sleeping giant” and will likely see an increase in members.
“Turning Point’s not going anywhere. Turning Point, I think, will probably actually get significantly larger in the wake of what happened to Charlie,” Waxelbaum told Fox News in an interview on Saturday.
“You couldn’t do youth politics in Arizona, really anywhere in the United States without coming across Charlie Kirk.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve woken up a sleeping giant.”
Kirk founded TPUSA in 2012 Kirk, and the group gained recognition for his signature political debates on college campuses throughout the country.
Kirk was assassinated during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University last Wednesday.
The event was the first in what was supposed to be a series called “American Comeback Tour.”
Kirk’s celebration of life ceremony is scheduled for next Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
President Donald Trump said he will attend Kirk’s funeral.