{"id":2524359,"date":"2025-12-23T14:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-precious-moment-when-grandma-jeanie-from-target-met-erika-kirk-at-americafest\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T20:01:46","slug":"watch-the-precious-moment-when-grandma-jeanie-from-target-met-erika-kirk-at-americafest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-precious-moment-when-grandma-jeanie-from-target-met-erika-kirk-at-americafest\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: The Precious Moment When Grandma Jeanie from Target Met Erika Kirk 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\">28<\/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-the-precious-moment-when-grandma-jeanie-from-target-met-erika-kirk-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=2524359&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, CEO of Turning Point USA and widow of TPUSA co-founder Charlie Kirk, embraced and thanked Jeanie Beeman backstage at AmericaFest 2025 after Beeman gained attention for being berated in a Chico, California Target for wearing a red &#8220;Freedom&#8221; shirt associated with Charlie. Video showed a nurse confronting and filming Beeman; Beeman responded politely and later said she did not want the nurse to lose her job. Erika posted gratitude on X, calling Beeman part of her late husband&#8217;s legacy, and conservative hosts brought Beeman on stage to loud applause. Supporters have raised substantial funds for Beeman-more than $287,000 on GiveSendGo-and the article frames the encounter as an example of responding to hostility with kindness while criticizing &#8220;woke&#8221; opponents.  <\/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>One never tires of the marvelous feeling one gets when God brings light out of darkness.<\/p>\n<p>As she faces her first Christmas without her husband, Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and widow of 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 co-founder, Charlie Kirk, needs love as much as anyone in America.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, God gave Erika the gift of &ldquo;Grandma&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberal-berates-target-employee-charlie-kirk-freedom-shirt-highlighting-lefts-growing-intolerance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeanie Beeman<\/a>, the Target employee who endured abuse in Charlie&rsquo;s name.<\/p>\n<p>A clip posted Saturday to the social media platform X showed Beeman and Erika hugging and talking backstage at TPUSA&rsquo;s AmericaFest 2025 event this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-video-targets-granny-jeanie-gives-homerun-1st-interview-woke-womans-attack-shows-maga-truly-best\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beeman<\/a> gained national attention thanks to a recent incident at the Target store in Chico, CA, where she works.<\/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<p>As the elderly woman went about her job and minded her own business, an Enloe Health nurse named Michelea Ponce approached and began filming. Ponce berated Beeman for wearing a red &ldquo;Freedom&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-video-targets-granny-jeanie-gives-homerun-1st-interview-after-woke-womans-attack-shows-why-maga-truly-is-the-best\/\" title=\"New Video: Target&#039;s \u2018Granny ...&#039; Gives Homerun 1st Interview After ... Woman\u2019s Attack - Shows Why MAGA Truly Is the Best\">t-shirt similar<\/a> in style to the one Charlie wore on the day of his assassination in Utah. In typical woke fashion, Ponce blasted Beeman for supporting a &ldquo;racist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, &ldquo;Grandma Jeanie&rdquo; responded in true Christian fashion with kindness and love. She wished Ponce a nice day and refused to return the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unhinged nurse&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s hatred. When later interviewed by a local reporter, Beeman even said that she did not want Ponce to lose her job.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Beeman honored Charlie by behaving like Charlie in defense of Charlie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mortified-nicki-minaj-goes-speechless-20-seconds-straight-accidental-assassination-joke-charlie-kirks-widow-erikas-response-precious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erika<\/a>, therefore, did not merely greet and hug Beeman. The widow expressed gratitude for the Target employee&rsquo;s role in Charlie&rsquo;s story.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Such a precious moment with sweet Jeanie Beeman at AmFest 2025,&rdquo; Erika wrote on X. &ldquo;Thank you for being a part of my Charlie&rsquo;s legacy. I love your courage. God bless you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Such a precious moment with sweet Jeanie Beeman at AmFest 2025. Thank you for being a part of my Charlie&rsquo;s legacy.<br \/> I love your courage.<br \/> God bless you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8vVKp2AeVl\">pic.twitter.com\/8vVKp2AeVl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Erika Kirk (@MrsErikaKirk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsErikaKirk\/status\/2002504862240796702?\">December 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The AmFest audience agreed. In fact, conservative podcasters Benny Johnson and Jack Posobiec brought Beeman on stage and introduced her to raucous applause.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: THOUSANDS of patriots just went WILD for Jeanie, the Target lady who got harassed by a leftist for wearing a Charlie Kirk shirt<\/p>\n<p>INCREDIBLE!<\/p>\n<p>Benny Johnson and Jack Posobiec brought Jeanie out on stage<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;JEANIE! JEANIE!&rdquo; &#10084;&#65039;<\/p>\n<p>The TPUSA crowd absolutely LOVES IT! Great&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zx8y8FaA9U\">pic.twitter.com\/zx8y8FaA9U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2002500834681094534?\">December 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Conservatives, of course, know love, courage, and humility when we see it. And we want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sick-video-sweet-elderly-target-worker-horribly-attacked-woke-activists-wearing-charlie-kirk-shirt-now-getting-tens-thousands-dollars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, as of Tuesday morning, Beeman has already received more than $287,000 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givesendgo.com\/JeanieFromTarget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GiveSendGo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As &ldquo;Grandma Jeanie&rdquo; showed, love and light reveal themselves most often in response to darkness.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-adversaries-weaponize-woke-politics\/\" title=\"U.S. Adversaries Weaponize ... Politics\">woke liberals<\/a> have provided plenty of spiritual darkness, both in terms of those whom they honor &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/justice-department-takes-aim-blm-90-million-george-floyd-fundraising-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Floyd<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/luigi-mangiones-lawyers-attempting-get-crucial-evidence-thrown-due-actions-arresting-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luigi Mangione<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-judge-rules-favor-kilmar-abrego-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kilmar Abrego Garcia<\/a> leap to mind &mdash; and those whom they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-show-shocking-callousness-laken-riley-jocelyn-nungarays-mothers-new-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">do not<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We can choose to reciprocate our woke neighbors&rsquo; hatred. 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