Turning Point Action

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It focused on deploying thousands of field organizers in key states to engage with voters through relationship-driven strategies to help elect President Donald J. Trump.

TPAction has hosted many rallies across the country, featuring prominent figures such as President Donald J. Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., JD Vance, Tulsi Gabbard and more.

[1] While the group claims to be a "completely separate organization" from Turning Point USA, Forbes noted that both were founded by Kirk and use common marketing and branding styles.

[3] In July 2019, TPAction acquired leasing rights to web domains and social media platforms of Students for Trump, a youth group founded in 2015 at Campbell University in North Carolina by John Lambert and Ryan Fournier.

[8] According to an examination by the newspaper and an independent data science specialist, the campaign was highly coordinated and included similar messaging under the instruction of Turning Point to prevent detection.

[7][10] Austin Smith, a field director for Turning Point, told The Washington Post: "This is sincere political activism conducted by real people who passionately hold the beliefs they describe online, not an anonymous troll farm in Russia."

[13] Turning Point Action also funneled money to several "Stop the Steal" rally speakers, including Kimberly Guilfoyle, but did not organize or take part in the march to the Capitol that erupted in violence.

The same spokesperson said the text messages from Turning Point Action were not approved by Kirk and that the automatic contribution function was added by a vendor.

[24] [25] On July 26, 2024, while addressing the crowd during Turning Point Action’s Believers’ Summit in West Palm Beach, Donald Trump told his supporters: "Christians, get out and vote, just this time!

[33] Prior to the 2024 presidential election Charlie Kirk visited around 25 college campuses labeled as the "You're being brainwashed" tour, trying to stir up more Gen-Z voter turnout by where he would engage/debate with students on many different relevant topics.

President of the United States Donald Trump with Charlie Kirk at an event co-hosted by Turning Point Action, AmericaFest, in December 2024.
Attendees at a Turning Point Action hosted event, The People's Convention, in Detroit, Michigan.