'This is the turning point:' TPUSA says campus chapter requests surge over 120,000 after Kirk's assassination

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Over 277,000 people attended Charlie Kirk's memorial, Turning Point USA spokesperson says

'The Charlie Kirk Show' executive producer Andrew Kolvet describes the 'whirlwind' leading up to his late founder Charlie Kirk's memorial and reflects on his growing legacy on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'

After Charlie Kirk's massive memorial service on Sunday, Turning Point USA (TPUSA) announced that it has received more than 120,000 inquiries from people wanting to start new campus chapters. 

Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of "The Charlie Kirk Show," said that before the service, which was one of the largest memorials for a private citizen, TPUSA had around 60,000 requests.

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Currently, TPUSA operates 900 official college chapters and approximately 1,200 high school chapters.

Charlie Kirk was a conservative activist who led Turning Point USA. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)

Kolvet, who is also a spokesman for TPUSA, also said that the organization has seen an increase in job applications. 

"I have personally received hundreds of offers to work for us, or to work for free, or to just help, however," Kolvet previously told Fox News Digital. On Sept. 17, Kolvet said that "lots of job requests" were still flooding his inbox.

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"Charlie's vision to have a Club America chapter in every high school in America will come true much, much faster than he could have ever possibly imagined," Kolvet wrote on X on Sept. 15, calling the response to expand Kirk's mission "truly incredible."

In a separate post, Kolvet wrote, "This is the Turning Point."

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during an event Wednesday in Utah. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via Reuters)

Kirk was assassinated during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University on Sept 10. The event was the first in what was supposed to be a series called the "American Comeback Tour." 

The charismatic 31-year-old founder of the conservative youth activist group gained recognition for his signature political debates on college campuses. 

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Kirk's memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Arizona was headlined by political heavyweights, religious leaders and conservative media figures. 

President Donald Trump credited Kirk for galvanizing young Republican voters, helping him, in part, secure the presidency in 2024.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the public memorial service for Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images)

His speech, which also highlighted his administration's priorities, followed those of Kirk's widow, Erika, and several high-ranking members of his administration. 

Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard were among some of Trump's Cabinet that spoke at the memorial service.

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Kirk's widow, Erika, received a standing ovation ahead of her speech honoring her late husband's legacy.

Erika Kirk, who was tapped to lead TPUSA, vowed to continue his mission and galvanized his supporters to go to church and to reconnect with their faith.