TPUSA movement ‘only getting bigger’ with Erika Kirk’s leadership: Joe Concha

Published December 29, 2025 2:53pm ET



The Washington Examiner‘s Joe Concha commended Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk for her three months of leadership amid the “moral rot” being shared online.

Kirk is continuing the work of her late husband, Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of TPUSA, after he was shot and killed during a Utah college event in September. Concha said he considers the assassination “the top story” of the year and “one of the more disgusting stories that we’ve ever had to cover in our lifetime,” citing social media users on sites like BlueSky celebrating the incident.

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