00:00Turning Point USA is a sprawling right-wing political organization aimed at young people,
00:07with more than 850 chapters on college campuses across America.
00:12It boasts 250,000 student members and has over 1,200 high school chapters with its Club America affiliate.
00:21The political activist Charlie Kirk helped found Turning Point when he was 18,
00:26with the goal of spreading conservative ideals at liberal-leaning schools and universities.
00:32Since its inception, the organization sends conservative speakers to share right-wing talking points on the economy, race and immigration.
00:41Turning Point is credited with playing a key role in the get-out-the-vote effort for Donald Trump
00:46and other MAGA Republicans in last year's election, especially among young Gen Z men.
00:53In exit polls comparing 2024 to 2020, Kamala Harris lost between 2 to 24 percentage points of support
01:02among voters under 30 in six of the seven swing states.
01:06The ship was enough to steer them to Donald Trump.
01:09Lest the ladies feel left out, for the past ten years the organization has hosted an annual Young Women's Leadership Summit,
01:17which has grown its attendance to around 3,000 women in 2025.
01:22Its message, get married and have babies.
01:26Turning Point USA also hosts a number of podcasts, one of the most popular being the Charlie Kirk Show.
01:33Supporters praised a conservative message, while critics have accused both Turning Point and Kirk of pushing sexist, racist and anti-Islamic tropes.
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