Turning Point USA tour resumes at Virginia Tech with heavy security; group reports 120,000 chapter requests
Turning Point USA’s "This is The Turning Point Tour" resumed at Virginia Tech on Sept. 24, 2025, drawing roughly 3,000 people to a nearly full auditorium and operating with heavy security — metal detectors, uniformed officers, police dogs and even a replica of Charlie Kirk’s tent — while guest hosts Megyn Kelly and Gov. Glenn Youngkin led an audience Q&A that was overwhelmingly conservative‑leaning. The group says it has received more than 120,000 requests for new college and high‑school chapters since Kirk’s death and plans nine remaining tour stops over the next two months with a rotating roster of conservative hosts.
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Charlie Kirk’s campus tour continues. Will students carry on his legacy?
New information:
- Turning Point USA says it has received more than 120,000 requests for new chapters at college and high‑school campuses since Kirk’s death.
- The Sept. 24, 2025 Virginia Tech event operated with metal detectors, police officers, and a replica of Kirk’s tent on-site (and police dogs were present).
- Megyn Kelly and Gov. Glenn Youngkin guest‑hosted; the 3,000-seat auditorium was nearly full and the audience’s Q&A was overwhelmingly conservative-friendly (all but two of 25 questions).
- Turning Point plans nine remaining tour stops over the next two months with a rotating roster of conservative hosts.
Youngkin urges Turning Point crowd to carry on Kirk’s fight for faith and freedom
New information:
- Event: Turning Point USA "This is The Turning Point Tour" stop at Virginia Tech on Sept. 24, 2025
- Attendance: roughly 3,000 people in the auditorium
- Notable quotes: Youngkin said, "You will be the next Charlie, all of you," and called Kirk's death an attempted silencing that instead sparked a revival