Friend,

There are moments in life you never forget... 

Moments that change you. 

Moments that test you. 

Moments that shake you to your core.  

They don’t ask your permission... 

They just arrive — and demand to know who you are and what you’re made of.  

For our team, for our students, and I’m sure for patriots like you, too...  

That moment came on September 10th. 
 
The opening day of our most ambitious campus tour yet.  

Charlie stepped onto the campus at Utah Valley University at the very peak of his game — with nothing but a smile and the word “FREEDOM” blazing across his chest. 

He came to do what he did best: speak truth, face down the Left, and call a generation to rise. 

The crowd erupted in deafening chants of “U-S-A! U-S-A!”  

Thousands of students packed shoulder-to-shoulder, waving flags, shouting and scrambling to grab a hat. 

This wasn’t just a return to campus.  

This was the nationwide comeback tour — with Charlie back behind the mic, back where America’s boldest student movement was born... at a table with one challenge: 

“Prove Me Wrong.”  

And moments later... he was gone.     

The bullet meant to silence Charlie and his movement could’ve ended it all. 

We could’ve retreated. We could’ve called it quits.  

And no one would’ve blamed us. 

But that’s not who we are. It’s not who Charlie led us to be.  

Because we all knew what he would've done... 

He would’ve stared evil in the face and said: “We’re not backing down.” 

And just two nights later, Erika made a vow, repeating one of her husband’s favorite mottos: 

“We will never surrender. Ever.” 

We would go back to campus. Pick up the mic. And finish what Charlie started.  

We would not let darkness win — Because Charlie wasn’t just taken from us… he was taken in front of the very students he lived to reach.   

And we would carry his mission forward.  

“This is the Turning Point Tour” wasn’t just a name. It became a calling. 

From Minnesota to Mississippi to Berkeley — the tour went from heartbreak to historic turnout: 

🔥 11 campuses 
🔥 47,000+ students ignited with purpose 
🔥 Packed arenas and auditoriums with roaring energy 
🔥 Overflow crowds spilling into the streets

Every stop louder than the last. 

Every crowd fired up, fueled by unshakable conviction.  

Every chapter stood stronger, more determined than ever. 

Every campus proving exactly what Charlie always believed… once young Americans hear the truth — it’s game over for the Left. 

Each stop was a living testament to Charlie’s legacy and the revival he sparked. 

6,500 students packed into Utah State — our largest campus event up to that point... 

A middle school girl standing up in front of thousands at LSU, bravely asking how to defend life when her classmates mock her faith... 

Vice President JD Vance faced a crowd at Ole Miss — taking live, unfiltered questions for over an hour, just like Charlie did...

And Erika Kirk… standing on the very stage where Charlie was meant to be…  

Addressing 10,000+ students with this charge: “The fight for freedom starts within — inside each and every one of you.” 

When we finally reached Berkeley — where ANTIFA showed up to threaten, provoke, and block exits? 

Our students didn’t flinch. We still packed the house.  

And what we saw that night wasn’t chaos... It was clarity. 

The contrast couldn’t be sharper: 

One side lights fires. The other carries truth. 

One side violently attacks. The other builds. 
 
One side seeks to silence opposition. The other debates. 

That’s what this tour reminded the world... 

When you stack our ideas up against the Left’s? 
 
It’s not even a contest. 

Above: Outside our event at Berkeley (left), ANTIFA clashed with police and sought to intimidate attendees. But inside our event (right), anyone could come up to the mic and speak their mind, even if they disagreed. 

Friend, this moment didn’t break us. 

We didn’t back down. We didn’t retreat. We didn’t fade away. 

It showed the world what this movement is made of.  

We trained thousands of students. 

We planted seeds of truth on every campus we entered. 

And we changed hearts and minds at a pace we’ve never seen before. 

Our chapters got stronger. Our lines got longer. 

And Charlie’s message of faith, family, and freedom — the message he carried to the very end — got LOUDER. 

His mission lives in every young patriot who grabbed the mic… 

In every student who stood for truth when it was easier to stay silent… 

In every new leader who joined a chapter, launched a campus fight, or flipped a new convert from the Left. 

This fall, all of us saw that the American Culture War is very real. 

But so is the courage rising to win it. 

And patriots like YOU, Friend? 

They’re the reason we’re still here. Why this tour didn’t stop. 

The reason students had the chance to hear the truth. 

The reason this movement is still standing — and still winning. 
 
We’re already building what’s next. Spring 2026 is coming. 

And we’re going to take this tour deeper into the Left’s strongholds… 

We’re going to train more students, reach more campuses, and bring more truth than ever before. 

But before we do? 

We had to pause… and say two words that matter more than ever: 

Thank you. 

Thank you to the patriots who said “yes” when it mattered most. 
 
For carrying the mission when the world thought we’d go silent. 

For proving — beyond all doubt — that Charlie's vision didn’t end on that terrible day in September. 

And together, we will never surrender. 

For Charlie, 

Justin Streiff 
Chief Operating Officer 
Turning Point USA 

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P.S. “Never surrender...”  

It wasn’t just something Charlie said... It was a vow he lived by. 

In the office, banners still hang with the mottos Charlie built this movement on. 

Not slogans — standards. 

“Movement before me.” 
“Be better. Work harder.” 
“Play offense.” 
“Winning is the only thing.” 
“Do right and fear no man.” 

And more... each one echoing how he lived — and what he expected from us. 

This fall, these words weren’t just part of our culture — They became our marching orders. 

And patriots like you helped us live out every single one:    

Refusing to surrender when they tried to silence us. 
 
Showing up and standing for the mission — fighting for what is right. 

Helping our students go on offense… to lead. 
 
Helping a new generation rise up to win hearts and minds across the country.   

Friend, everything patriots like you gave this fall wasn’t just “support.”  

It was a declaration. A down payment on America’s future.  

And that impact?  

It’s just beginning.  

So if you believe in what we just did this past fall…   

If you believe more students deserve to hear the truth, loud and clear…  
 
If you believe America’s comeback story still has chapters to write…  

Then let’s take this to the next level. 

Your gift today to Turning Point USA will help:  

👉 Expand the tour to new campuses in Spring 2026  
👉 Secure venues that can hold the growing crowds    
👉 Equip more student leaders with training, mentorship, and chapter support  
👉 And reach more young people than ever before with truth, courage, and clarity  

Friend, thank you for keeping Charlie’s mic on. Thank you for refusing to back down. 

Let’s finish what Charlie started. Let’s win the battle for America’s future — together. Make your gift to Turning Point USA today.