‘The Charlie Kirk Present’ govt producer Andrew Kolvet discusses the state of the conservative motion after Charlie Kirk’s assassination and JD Vance’s plan to host his present on ‘Mornings with Maria.’
Philanthropist Lynn Friess introduced on social media that she is going to donate $1 million to help new Turning Level USA chapters throughout the nation within the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Lynn Friess and her late husband, funding supervisor and political donor Foster Friess, have been early funders and supporters of Turning Level USA.
“Foster always believed in Charlie’s vision and often said that helping Charlie build TPUSA was the best investment he ever made. I know he would be grateful to see how Charlie’s legacy is inspiring young Americans to stand up for faith and freedom,” Lynn Friess wrote in a notice that was posted on the X account of advocacy group Foster’s Outriders.
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“I invite you to join me in honoring Charlie by helping this incredible movement grow even stronger,” she continued.
Kirk, who was shot and killed throughout an occasion at Utah Valley College in Orem, Utah, co-founded Turning Level USA in 2012 on the age of 18 with Tea Get together activist Invoice Montgomery.
Turning Level USA is a conservative nonprofit that describes its mission as “to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of freedom, free markets, and limited government.”
Within the submit, Lynn Friess mentioned that the “powerful and heartfelt address” by Kirk’s spouse, Erika, on Friday had “deeply moved” her.
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Andrew Kolvet, the chief producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” who additionally serves as a spokesperson for Turning Level USA, advised FOX Enterprise’ Maria Bartiromo on Monday that the group has acquired greater than 37,000 requests to start out new chapters across the nation.
Charlie Kirk stands amongst attendees throughout Day 3 of the Republican Nationwide Conference on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, WI. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Put up by way of Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
“They just keep pouring in. And I think that’s just a testament to how Charlie’s message, his legacy… And, ultimately, his assassination has galvanized so many young people around this country,” Kolvet mentioned.
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Kolvet mentioned the group has 900 official, school-sanctioned faculty chapters and 1,200 highschool chapters throughout the nation. He mentioned Kirk’s mission had been to ascertain a membership on each highschool campus in America.
Founder and govt director of Turning Level USA Charlie Kirk speaks on the opening of the Turning Level Motion convention on July 15, 2023 in West Palm Seaside, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
“He said, ‘we are going to be on every high school campus in the country.’ And his team looked at him like, Charlie, that’s—I mean, we’re at 1,200. There’s 23,000, 24,000 in the county. Let’s, you know, let’s put a more reasonable expectation here,” Kolvet recalled.
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However, after the current surge of requests to start out chapters, Kolvet mentioned Kirk’s imaginative and prescient is turning into a actuality way more rapidly than they ever imagined.