{"id":2489760,"date":"2025-09-22T19:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turning-point-to-hold-first-campus-event-since-charlie-kirks-assassination-powerful-tribute-planned\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T19:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:11:12","slug":"turning-point-to-hold-first-campus-event-since-charlie-kirks-assassination-powerful-tribute-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turning-point-to-hold-first-campus-event-since-charlie-kirks-assassination-powerful-tribute-planned\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Point to Hold First Campus Event Since Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Assassination &#8211; Powerful Tribute Planned"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fturning-point-to-hold-first-campus-event-since-charlie-kirks-assassination-powerful-tribute-planned%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2489760&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Turning Point USA is proceeding with its first campus event nearly two weeks after the assassination of its co-founder, Charlie Kirk. The sold-out stop on &#8220;The American Comeback Tour&#8221; is scheduled for Monday evening at the University of Minnesota. Conservative commentator Michael Knowles will pay tribute to Kirk during the event, including leaving an empty chair on stage to honour him. Knowles emphasized that the movement will continue despite attempts to silence it and encouraged open debate at the event. The university has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-open-borders-biden-dramatically-finds-a-wall-he-supports\/\" title=\"Watch: Biden, Advocate of Open Borders, Unexpectedly Backs a Wall\">implemented heightened security measures<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-quietly-changed-basis-of-essential-public-health-services-from-research-to-equity\/\" title=\"CDC Quietly Changed Basis Of Essential Public Health Services From \u2018Research\u2019 To \u2018Equity\u2019\">ensure safety<\/a>. Meanwhile, a vigil for Kirk is planned at the Minnesota State Capitol the same evening. Kirk&#8217;s memorial service in Arizona drew tens of thousands of mourners, featured speeches by former President Donald Trump and Kirk&#8217;s widow, who forgave her husband&#8217;s assassin and vowed to continue his mission.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Turning Point USA is set to hold its first campus event nearly two weeks after the assassination of its co-founder, Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>The conservative group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed to<\/a> KMSP-TV in Minneapolis that it&rsquo;s moving forward with a sold-out stop on &ldquo;The American Comeback Tour,&rdquo; at the University of Minnesota Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative commentator Michael Knowles said the tribute will be powerful.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There will be an empty chair on stage,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >told &#038;ldquo<\/a>;Fox &amp; Friends First.&rdquo; &ldquo;I will give a tribute to Charlie, and then we will open up the floor to an open conversation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Knowles added, &ldquo;The event will go on. I think that Charlie&rsquo;s enemies thought that they could not only silence him, but in fact, silence his whole movement. That will not happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THAT WILL CONTINUE: Over 90,000 Mourners Gathered In Arizona To Remember The Life Of Charlie Kirk As A New Chapter of TPUSA Has Just Begun.<br \/>Host Of &lsquo;The Michael Knowles Show&rsquo; And Host Of Today&#8217;s University Of Minnesota TPUSA Event <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaeljknowles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@michaeljknowles<\/a> Joined F&amp;F First This Morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YtjLYQ0lGE\">pic.twitter.com\/YtjLYQ0lGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox &amp; Friends First (@FoxFriendsFirst) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxFriendsFirst\/status\/1970082346973180144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People who disagree can &mdash; like at all of his events &mdash; cut to the front of the line, and we will continue to have a healthy debate,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Turning Point tour will take place at the school around 6:30 p.m. local time. Attendees must preregister, be 18 or older, and show valid ID before entering.<\/p>\n<p>A separate &ldquo;Prove Me Wrong&rdquo; event that was set for noon appears to have been canceled.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Minnesota also announced special security measures for the main gathering.<\/p>\n<p>School President Rebecca Cunningham told the campus community last week, &ldquo;In addition to the exceptional services our Department of Public Safety oversees every day, the University has policies in place to identify event safety needs and recommend appropriate plans that aim to keep everyone in attendance safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added, &ldquo;Violence has no place at the University or in the communities where we live and work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A vigil for Kirk will be held at the Minnesota State Capitol at 7 p.m. on Monday as well, KMSP-TV reported.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of people showed up to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Sunday for Kirk&rsquo;s memorial service.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump addressed the gathering, as did Kirk&rsquo;s widow, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-erika-kirk-quotes-jesus-cross-forgives-leftist-assassin-collapses-tears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forgave<\/a> his killer during an emotional speech.<\/p>\n<p>Erika Kirk ended her remarks by vowing to continue her husband&rsquo;s mission.<\/p>\n<p>Millions viewed the memorial in person and online.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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