{"id":2522914,"date":"2025-12-18T18:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-erika-kirk-takes-stage-at-americafest\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T18:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:12:34","slug":"watch-live-erika-kirk-takes-stage-at-americafest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-erika-kirk-takes-stage-at-americafest\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Erika Kirk takes stage at AmericaFest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fwatch-live-erika-kirk-takes-stage-at-americafest%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=2522914&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>Erika Kirk is scheduled to speak at Turning Point USA&#8217;s AmericaFest in Arizona on Thursday evening. This year&#8217;s event is the first since the assassination of Turning Point&#8217;s founder, Charlie Kirk, in September. Erika Kirk,who has been named the new CEO of the association following her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/widow-of-slain-haitian-president-moise-testifies-in-court\/\" title=\"Widow of slain Haitian president Moise testifies in court\">late husband&#8217;<\/a>s death,will open the lineup of speakers. Other notable presenters include conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, actor and comedian Russell Brand, and Michael Knowles. Tucker Carlson is set to close the event later in the evening. AmericaFest marks a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-biden-is-showing-us-why-there-needs-to-be-an-age-limit-on-the-presidency\/\" title=\"WALSH: Biden Is Showing Us Why There Needs To Be An Age Limit On The Presidency\">notable moment<\/a> for Turning Point USA as it seeks to move forward after a challenging period.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: Erika Kirk takes stage at AmericaFest<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"lY_oo2mSjxo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE: Erika Kirk speaks at AmericaFest 2025\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lY_oo2mSjxo?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/erika-kirk\/\">Erika Kirk<\/a> is expected to take the stage at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turning-point-usa\/\">Turning Point USA<\/a>&lsquo;s AmericaFest around 6:55 p.m. Thursday in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s AmericaFest celebration will be Turning Point&rsquo;s first annual event without the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-christian-voter-outreach-beat-democrats-election-machine\/\" title=\"Can Christian Voter Outreach Beat Democrats&#039; Election Machine?\">organization&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s founder, Charlie Kirk, following his assassination in September. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3926984\/report-praise-expansion-new-hampshire-school-choice\/\">Report praises expansion of New Hampshire&#8217;s school choice program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3926946\/singer-jelly-roll-pardoned-tennessee-governor\/\">Singer Jelly Roll pardoned by Tennessee governor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3926393\/judge-hannah-dugan-illegal-immigrant-escape-case-jury-ruling\/\">Judge Hannah Dugan&#8217;s illegal immigrant escape case&nbsp;heads to jury for ruling<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3919151\/tpusa-americafest-post-charlie-kirk-death\/\">TPUSA LOOKS TO DRAW A LINE UNDER &lsquo;CONTENTIOUS&rsquo; FEW MONTHS WITH AMERICAFEST: &lsquo;TIME TO GET TO WORK&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Erika Kirk, named the new CEO of Turning Point following her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >late husband&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s death, will be the first speaker as part of Thursday night&rsquo;s lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk will be followed by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, actor and comedian Russell Brand, and conservative commentator Michael Knowles. Tucker Carlson will be the last speaker of the night, kicking off around 9:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH LIVE: Erika Kirk speaks at AmericaFest Thursday, 6:55 p.m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2522915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kirk-owens-sit-down.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[69012,63117,37274],"class_list":["post-2522914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-americafest","tag-erika-kirk","tag-live-performance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kirk-owens-sit-down.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522914"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522918,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522914\/revisions\/2522918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2522915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}